cra·zy1 /ˈkreɪzi/ ●●● S2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp crazier, superlativesupl craziest) 1 STRANGEMPSTRANGEstrange 奇怪的 very strange or not sensible 古怪的;疯狂的;不明智的 SYN mad The neighbours must think we’re crazy. 邻居一定会认为我们疯了。
It’s an absolutely crazy idea. 那绝对是个荒唐的想法。
I know this idea sounds crazy, but it may be worth a try. 我知道这个主意听起来很荒唐,但也许值得一试。
crazy to do something It’d be crazy to go out in this rain. 在这样的大雨天出去简直是发疯了。
I must have been crazy to agree to this. 我一定是疯了,竟然同意这件事。
He often works 12 hours a day – it’s crazy. 他常常一天工作12个小时——简直疯了。
► see thesaurus at stupid 2 crazy about somebody/something LIKE somebody OR somethingliking someone very much, or very interested in something 对某人/某物着迷 He’s crazy about her. 他对她心醉神迷。
Dan’s crazy about football. 丹对足球十分痴迷。
3 angry 生气的ANGRYANNOY angry or annoyed 生气的;恼火的 Turn that music down. It’s driving me crazy! (=really annoying me) 把那音乐调低些,快把我逼疯了!
Dad will go crazy when he hears about this. 爸爸要是知道了这件事会气疯的。
4 like crazy FAST/QUICKWORK HARDvery much or very quickly 拼命地;极快地 We’re going to have to work like crazy to get this finished on time. 为了按时完成工作,我们得拼命干。
5 go crazy to do something too much, in a way that is not usual or sensible, especially because you are excited 〔尤指因激动而〕发疯,失去理智 Don’t go crazy and spend it all at once. 别发疯一次就花光。
go crazy• I didn't need to go crazy.• My boss told me to leave, and 1 went crazy.• The Star Council had gone crazy.• To have it happen here, see the fans go crazy.• You have to maintain a balance or else you go crazy.• The world was going crazy and, or so it seemed, Trumptonshire would have none of it.• They went crazy, making all that money.• You go crazy with the frustration and throw a bad punch and take his counter in your mouth or solar plexus. 6 ILLMPMENTALLY ILLmentally ill 精神失常的,精神错乱的 mentally ill 精神不正常的 SYN mad I feel so alone, sometimes I wonder if I’m going crazy. 我觉得非常孤单,有时候我怀疑自己是否快要发疯了。
—crazily adverbadv
—craziness noun [uncountableU]
n THESAURUScrazy very strange or not sensible – used about people, ideas, and behaviourPeople think I’m crazy when I start talking about ghosts.
It was a crazy thing to do.
mad British EnglishBrE crazyAre you mad?
Whose mad idea was that?
At first, everyone thought he was completely mad.
nuts informal (also bonkers British EnglishBrE) [not before noun] crazyThe whole thing sounds completely nuts.
Have you gone bonkers?
loony informal crazyanother loony suggestion
The man is totally loony.
insane completely crazyI know it sounds insane, but it’s true.
→ see also mentally ill n GrammarCrazy is not used with ‘very’. You say: You’d be absolutely crazy to agree.
✗Don’t say: You’d be very crazy to agree.