Word · Frequency #20519
madden
使生气；激怒
To make someone very angry.
- 1.
To make angry.
使愤怒
- 2.
To make insane; to inflame with passion.
使疯狂；使充满激情
使发狂；使疯狂；使愤怒；使疯狂；使充满激情；使发狂；激怒
In use
The constant noise from the construction site maddens the residents.
Her refusal to listen maddened him beyond reason.
Delays and excuses are maddening when you need a quick decision.
madden somebody/something
The disrespect maddens him.
这种不尊重激怒了他。
be maddened by/with something
常用被动语态。
The crowd was maddened by the referee's decision.
人群被裁判的判决激怒了。
something is maddening
maddening 可用作形容词。
The constant interruptions are maddening.
不断的打断令人抓狂。
Verb forms
base madden · third person maddens · -ing maddening · past maddened · past participle maddened
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
He madded me with his behavior.He maddened me with his behavior.
错误地将“mad”用作动词，误以为其过去式是“madded”。正确动词为“madden”，过去式为“maddened”。
I feel madden about the noise.I feel maddened by the noise.
错误地将“madden”用作形容词，应为过去分词“maddened”表示状态；且介词“about”应改为“by”引出施动者。
Connections
Collocations
- be maddened by
- 被……激怒；因……而狂躁
- She was maddened by the relentless criticism.她被无情的批评激怒了。
- find something maddening
- 觉得某事令人抓狂
- I find her constant lateness absolutely maddening.我觉得她老是迟到实在令人抓狂。
- maddening delay
- 令人恼火的延误
- The maddening delay made us miss the beginning of the show.令人恼火的延误让我们错过了演出的开头。
- with maddening regularity
- 以恼人地高频率
- He interrupts me with maddening regularity.他打断我的频率高得令人恼火。
- it maddens someone that
- 让某人大为恼火的是……
- It maddens me that the store never has what I need.让我大为恼火的是，这家店总是没有我要的东西。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 madden 像 mad（疯/怒）+ den（窝）：把野兽逼进窝里，它就会发狂发怒，也就是 make mad。让人愤怒、发疯。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary narrative madden 作动词表示“激怒”时，多用于书面语或文学叙事，日常口语中较少单独这样用，更常说 annoy 或 drive someone crazy。语气较强，常用于强调极度不满或抓狂的感觉。
Grammar Note
Can be used transitively (e.g., 'The noise maddens me') or intransitively (e.g., 'He maddens at the slightest provocation').
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词：sadden、gladden。注意：mad、maiden、madder 与 madden 拼写相近但发音不同：mad 是单音节，maiden 的元音不同（/eɪ/），madder 以 -der 结尾，而不是 -den。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.