be a nutter
nutter 为英式非正式用词,指行为怪异或疯狂的人,略带调侃或轻微贬义;复数形式是 nutters。
Don't listen to him; he's a nutter.
别听他的,他是个疯子。
疯子;怪人
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疯子;怪人
a person regarded as eccentric or mad
Don't listen to him; he's a nutter.
别听他的,他是个疯子。
采坚果的人
A person who gathers nuts.
That old man who talks to pigeons is a bit of a nutter.
那个跟鸽子说话的老头有点疯疯癫癫的。
My neighbor is a nutter; he wears swimming goggles to the supermarket.
我的邻居是个怪人,他戴着游泳镜去超市。
There were a few nutters at the meeting who believed the earth is flat.
会议上有几个怪人,竟相信地球是平的。
nutter 为英式非正式用词,指行为怪异或疯狂的人,略带调侃或轻微贬义;复数形式是 nutters。
Don't listen to him; he's a nutter.
别听他的,他是个疯子。
a bit of a nutter 语气比直接说 nutter 更缓和,表示“有点古怪/疯癫”。
My uncle is a bit of a nutter.
我叔叔有点疯疯癫癫的。
like a nutter 常用来修饰动作,意思是“发疯似地、拼命地”。
She drives like a nutter.
她开车像个疯子。
Not this
He is nutter.
Use this
He is a nutter.
nutter 是可数名词单数,作表语指人时前面必须有冠词 a/an;汉语没有冠词,容易漏掉。加上 a 才能构成正确的名词短语。
Not this
That's a nutter idea.
Use this
That's a nutty idea.
nutter 是名词(疯子),不能作定语修饰名词;表示“疯狂的、古怪的”应该用形容词 nutty。
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十足的疯子
The man next door is a complete nutter.
隔壁那个男人是个十足的疯子。
彻头彻尾的疯子
Only an absolute nutter would try to cross that river in a storm.
只有彻头彻尾的疯子才会想在暴风雨中横渡那条河。
有点疯疯癫癫的人
He's a bit of a nutter, but he's good company.
他有点疯疯癫癫的,但他是个不错的伙伴。
危险的疯子
The police are looking for a dangerous nutter who escaped from the hospital.
警方正在搜捕一名从医院逃走的危险疯子。
(Blur乐队歌曲《Parklife》中的歌词)那个疯子是个偷窥狂。
My neighbour's a bit of a nutter — he always talks to his plants.
我的邻居有点疯疯癫癫的——他总跟植物说话。
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把 nutter 拆成 nut(坚果)+ -er:坚果滚来滚去没规律,就像行为古怪的疯子。
语域:informal 常见场景:英式非正式对话、日常口语 nutter 是英式非正式用词,通常指行为古怪或疯狂的人,多用于口语,常带贬义或玩笑语气;正式写作中不宜使用。
以上各词的重读元音及后续辅音均为 /ʌtə/,与 nutter 的 /ˈnʌtə/ 押韵(英式读音)。注意拼写相似的 nut /nʌt/(坚果)和 better /ˈbɛtə/、letter /ˈlɛtə/ 发音不同。
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