frenetic

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fre·net·ic /frəˈnetɪk/ adjectiveadj

EXCITEDfrenetic activity is fast and not very organized 疯狂的；狂热的；激动的 SYN frantic

She rushes from job to job at a frenetic pace.

她发疯似的不停地跳槽。

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frenetic• I would expect there would be less mergers and acquisitions work going forward, which has been pretty frenetic.• There had been warm and even excited applause for other concerts they had been in, but this was frenetic.• His expressions range from that of a contented Cheshire Cat, to a somewhat frenetic frown.• Every frenetic gesture engendered tenderness in hir heart.• This elevation of feeling, found in passionate, frenetic gestures and embellished, emotional language, supplies the persuasive element.• As competition shifts towards a more frenetic pace of activity, so the need to clear the cash balances speedily increases.

Origin frenetic

(1300-1400) French frénétique, from Latin phreneticus, from Greek phren “mind”

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