| 词组 | mad |
| 释义 | mad In the past, when someone had a mental illness which made them behave in strange ways, people used to say that they were mad or insane. Nowadays these words are not usually used about living people, as they are thought to be offensive. People usually say that someone is mentally ill. They were found to be mentally ill. ...the treatment of mentally ill patients. A number of other words are used to talk about people who have a mental illness. These words are discussed in the entry at ↑ ◊ other meanings of 'mad' It is fairly common to describe a foolish action or proposal as mad or insane. Anyone could see it was a mad idea. ...the Community's insane agricultural policy. In conversation, mad is sometimes used to mean 'angry'. If you are mad at someone, you are angry with them. Jeannie gets mad when you talk like that. I guess that they're mad at me for getting them up so early. ◊ 'mad about' If you are mad about something that has happened, you are angry about it. She was mad about missing a projected holiday in Juan-les-Pins. If you are mad about something such as an activity, you like or enjoy it very much. How is Rosalind? Still mad about ponies? She loved dancing and was mad about the cinema. You do not use mad in any of these ways in formal writing. |
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