adj. 1.疯癫的,精神错乱的。 2.疯狂的;极端愚蠢的。 3.为收容精神病人而设的。 n. 1.精神病人,疯子。 2.狂人,怪人,愚人。
a reckless impetuous irresponsible person 同义词:daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, harum-scarum,
an insane person 同义词:madman, maniac,
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon 同义词:moonstruck,
"Lunatic" is an informal term referring to people who are considered mentally ill, dangerous, foolish or unpredictable; conditions once called lunacy. The term may be considered insulting in serious contexts, though is sometimes used in friendly jest.
例句与用法
1.
Was he crazy? do you think he was a lunatic ? 他疯了吗?你说他是不是有神经病。
2.
The lunatic was carefully guarded . 对疯子严加看守。
3.
I rejoined that the klan is a more lunatic splinter group . 我回答说三K党只不过是神经失常的一小撮。
4.
He saved like a lunatic squirrel for a new ice age . 他很象一只为防备新冰川期来临而积攒粮食的松鼠。
5.
You're a lunatic . 你真是个大傻瓜。
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His second wife died in a lunatic asylum. it was in the blood . 他的第二个太太是在疯人院里死去的。那是遗传病。
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I might as well have struggled with a bear, or reasoned with a lunatic . 我还不如跟只熊搏斗,或是跟疯子论理还好些。
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I know that there used to be such lunatic affairs as divorce courts . 我知道以往曾经有过离婚法庭之类丧心病狂的玩艺儿。
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Moreover it was filled with a sort of exaltation, a lunatic intensity . 此外,还充满了一种兴奋的表情,紧张得近乎疯狂。
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He was like a lunatic reigning in a madhouse over an imaginary kingdom . 他好似一个在疯人院里统治着一个想象王国的精神病人。