【突破英文词汇】mania -- madness 疯狂

kleptomania¹ /ˌkleptə'meɪnɪə/

The millionaire who was caught shoplifting was found to be suffering from kleptomania.

 

-- insane impulse to steal

 

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n. 盗窃癖

那个因逛街时顺手牵羊而被捉到的百万富翁被发现有盗窃癖。

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mania² /'meɪnɪə/

1. For a student with an A average to quit school two months before graduation is sheer mania.

2. Though I am still fond of stamp collecting, I no longer have the mania for it that I originally had.

 

-- 1. madness; insanity³ 2. excessive fondness; craze

 

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n. 1. 疯狂 2. 热衷

1. 一个平均成绩为甲等的学生在毕业前两个月退学，简直是疯了。

2. 虽然我还是喜欢集邮，但已经不像最初那么热衷了。

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maniac⁵ /'meɪnɪæk/

The deranged⁶ behavior of John's brother leaves little doubt that he is a maniac.

 

-- raving⁷ lunatic; madman; insane person

 

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n. 疯子

约翰弟弟发狂似地行为基本上证明了他就是个疯子。

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pyromania⁸ /ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪniə/

The person arrested for setting the fire had been suspected of pyromania on two previous occasions.

 

-- insane impulse to set fires

 

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n. 纵火犯

那个因纵火被捕的人先前有过两次纵火的嫌疑。

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maniacal⁹ /məˈnaɪəkl/

The customer protested in such a loud, violent and maniacal manner 

that onlookers¹⁰ that he had lost his sanity⁴.

 

-- characterized by madness; insane; raving

 

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adj. 发疯的

那位顾客如此大声、激动、疯子般地抗议着，

旁观者还以为他神经不正常呢。

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1 kleptomania   

n.盗窃癖

参考例句：

• Kleptomania is a mania for stealing things.盗窃癖是一种爱偷东西的躁狂症。
• The millionaire who was caught shoplifting was found to be suffering from kleptomania.那个因逛街时顺手牵羊而被捉到的百万富翁，被发现有盗窃癖。

2 mania   

n.疯狂；躁狂症，狂热，癖好

参考例句：

• Football mania is sweeping the country.足球热正风靡全国。
• Collecting small items can easily become a mania.收藏零星物品往往容易变成一种癖好。

3 insanity   

n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐

参考例句：

• In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
• He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

4 sanity   

n.心智健全，神智正常，判断正确

参考例句：

• I doubt the sanity of such a plan.我怀疑这个计划是否明智。
• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。

5 maniac   

n.精神癫狂的人；疯子

参考例句：

• Be careful!That man is driving like a maniac!注意！那个人开车像个疯子一样！
• You were acting like a maniac,and you threatened her with a bomb!你像一个疯子，你用炸弹恐吓她！

6 deranged   

adj.疯狂的

参考例句：

• Traffic was stopped by a deranged man shouting at the sky.一名狂叫的疯子阻塞了交通。
• A deranged man shot and killed 14 people.一个精神失常的男子开枪打死了14人。

7 raving   

adj.说胡话的；疯狂的，怒吼的；非常漂亮的；令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话；疯话adv.胡言乱语地；疯狂地

参考例句：

• The man's a raving lunatic. 那个男子是个语无伦次的疯子。
• When I told her I'd crashed her car, she went stark raving bonkers. 我告诉她我把她的车撞坏了时，她暴跳如雷。

8 pyromania   

n.纵火狂

参考例句：

• The person arrested for setting the fire had been suspected of pyromania on two previous occasions.此人在先前的两个场合中阻止扑灭火灾涉嫌有纵火癖。
• Let us discuss,first,five of the most common manias:kleptomania,pyromania,dipsomania,megalomania,and monomania.首先让我们讨论五种最常见的狂热症：盗窃狂症，纵火狂症，耽酒狂症，妄想自大狂症，偏执狂症。

9 maniacal   

adj.发疯的

参考例句：

• He was almost maniacal in his pursuit of sporting records.他近乎发疯般地追求着打破体育纪录。
• She is hunched forward over the wheel with a maniacal expression.她弓身伏在方向盘前，表情像疯了一样。

10 onlookers   

n.旁观者，观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
• The onlookers stood at a respectful distance. 旁观者站在一定的距离之外，以示尊敬。