Word · Frequency #12034
Fully loadedlunatic
/ˈluːnətɪk/
noun
疯子
An insane person.
- 1.
An insane person.
精神错乱的人；疯子。
- 2.
an insane person
疯子,精神失常的人
- 3.
a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
鲁莽冲动、不负责任的人
鲁莽冲动的人；精神错乱的人；疯子。；疯子,精神失常的人；鲁莽冲动、不负责任的人；疯人
In use
The villagers thought the old man was a lunatic because he talked to himself.
Only a lunatic would drive that fast on a winding mountain road.
The movie about a lunatic who escapes from an asylum was terrifying.
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。
like a + lunatic
表示行为疯狂。
She drove like a lunatic.
她开车像个疯子。
be + a lunatic
直接指称某人为疯子。
Don't listen to him; he's a lunatic.
Connections
Collocations
- a raving lunatic
- 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。
- a complete lunatic
- 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。
- drive like a lunatic
- 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。
- an escaped lunatic
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- lunatic fringe
- 极端派；极端分子
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 lunatic 中的 luna 联想成月亮，想象月光下疯子鲁莽狂奔。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常含贬义，指精神失常或行为极其愚蠢的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 /ˈlunəˌtɪk/ 完全押韵的常用词。上面这些词虽然都以 -atic 结尾，但重音都在 /æ/ 上，读音并不相同；它们只是拼写上的形似词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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