Word · Frequency #14608
mania
狂热；热衷
an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
- 1.
Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- 2.
an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
一种非理性的但无法抗拒的信念或行动动机
- 3.
Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
- 4.
a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
一种情绪障碍；受害者倾向于过度反应,有时表现为暴力
- 5.
The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
一种非理性的但无法抗拒的信念或行动动机；一种情绪障碍；受害者倾向于过度反应,有时表现为暴力；狂躁；热衷；狂热；[医] 躁狂
In use
The whole town was caught up in football mania during the World Cup.
Her cleaning mania means every surface in the house is spotless.
The latest dance mania has teenagers practicing in the park every evening.
a mania for sth
作“狂热、热衷”解，常与 for 连用，后接所热衷的对象。
His mania for vintage watches has emptied his bank account.
他对古董表的狂热把他的存款都花光了。
a mania for doing sth
for 后接动名词，表示某种反复的、强烈的行为倾向。
She has a mania for rearranging the furniture.
她有重新摆放家具的狂热爱好。
be diagnosed with mania
这是医学用语，mania 用作不可数名词，指“躁狂症”。注意与表示“狂热”的可数用法区分。
Connections
Collocations
- have a mania for
- 对…极为热衷
- She has a mania for collecting vintage postcards.她对收集老式明信片极为热衷。
- football mania
- 足球狂热
- Football mania has swept the whole country.足球狂热席卷了整个国家。
- mania for order
- 对秩序的狂热
- His mania for order makes it hard for him to relax.他对秩序的狂热使他很难放松。
- shopping mania
- 购物狂潮
- The holiday shopping mania begins right after Thanksgiving.感恩节一过，假日购物狂潮就开始了。
- religious mania
- 宗教躁狂
- He was diagnosed with religious mania.他被诊断为宗教躁狂症。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音‘买你呀’：狂热粉丝喊着‘买你呀’抢购偶像周边，就是mania的狂热。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、日常交谈、流行文化讨论 表示“狂热、热衷”时，通常用于描述对某种事物或活动的极度热情，正式和非正式场合都比较常见，多用于新闻标题和日常讨论中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
单词 kleptomania、dipsomania、megalomania 和 Romania 与 mania 押韵：它们都以相同的 /meɪniə/ 结尾，且重音都在 meɪ 上。注意：pneumonia /nuːˈmoʊniə/ 和 ammonia /əˈmoʊniə/ 拼写以 -monia 结尾，但发音是 /moʊniə/，与 mania 不押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.