a + (adj) + lunatic
形容词可修饰lunatic。
He is a complete lunatic.
他是一个彻头彻尾的疯子。
疯子
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
疯子
An insane person.
He is a complete lunatic.
他是一个彻头彻尾的疯子。
精神错乱的人;疯子。
An insane person.
疯子,精神失常的人
an insane person
鲁莽冲动、不负责任的人
a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
The villagers thought the old man was a lunatic because he talked to himself.
村民们认为那个老人是个疯子,因为他自言自语。
Only a lunatic would drive that fast on a winding mountain road.
只有疯子才会在蜿蜒的山路上开那么快。
The movie about a lunatic who escapes from an asylum was terrifying.
那部关于一个疯子逃出精神病院的电影很吓人。
形容词可修饰lunatic。
He is a complete lunatic.
他是一个彻头彻尾的疯子。
表示行为疯狂。
She drove like a lunatic.
她开车像个疯子。
直接指称某人为疯子。
Don't listen to him; he's a lunatic.
别听他的,他是个疯子。
Not this
He is lunatic.
Use this
He is a lunatic.
汉语中“疯子”可作形容词或名词,但英语中'lunatic'作名词时不能直接作表语,需要加冠词a。
Not this
She acted lunatic.
Use this
She acted like a lunatic.
'lunatic'作为名词,不能直接用作形容词来修饰动词;需用介词'like'构成短语'like a lunatic'来表示行为像疯子。
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胡言乱语的疯子
The crowds thought the woman was a raving lunatic because she kept shouting about aliens.
人群以为那个女人是个胡言乱语的疯子,因为她不停喊着外星人。
十足的疯子
Only a complete lunatic would attempt to swim across the river in this storm.
只有十足的疯子才会在这种暴风雨中游过河。
像个疯子一样开车
He drove like a lunatic through the narrow streets, scaring all the pedestrians.
他在狭窄的街道上像个疯子一样开车,把行人都吓坏了。
逃跑的疯子
The villagers were terrified by reports of an escaped lunatic hiding in the woods.
村民听到有逃跑的疯子藏在树林里的消息后非常害怕。
极端派;极端分子
She is part of the lunatic fringe of the environmental movement.
她是环保运动中极端派的一员。
像疯子一样;发疯似地
He ran out of the room like a lunatic.
他像个疯子一样跑出了房间。
外行掌权;无能之辈当政
With him in charge, the lunatics have taken over the asylum.
由他负责,简直是外行掌权。
疯子、情人和诗人,全由想象构成。
In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Theseus declares that the lunatic, the lover, and the poet are all products of imagination.
在莎士比亚的《仲夏夜之梦》中,忒修斯宣称疯子、情人和诗人全是想象的产物。
Use lunatic naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 lunatic 中的 luna 联想成月亮,想象月光下疯子鲁莽狂奔。
语域:informal 常见场景:日常口语、夸张贬损 lunatic 作名词时通常用于非正式语境,多指行为鲁莽、冲动或荒唐的人;若用来指精神疾病患者,则可能带有冒犯性,现代英语中较少这样使用。
常含贬义,指精神失常或行为极其愚蠢的人。
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