fa·nat·ic /fəˈnætɪk/ noun [countableC] 1 EXTREMEsomeone who has extreme political or religious ideas and is often dangerous 〔政治或宗教思想的〕狂热者,盲信者 SYN extremist fanatics who represent a real danger to democracy 对民主构成很大威胁的狂热分子
a religious fanatic 宗教狂热分子
2 LIKE somebody OR somethingsomeone who likes a particular thing or activity very much 〔对某种事物或活动〕入迷的人 SYN enthusiast a health food fanatic 极其推崇绿色食品的人
a fitness fanatic 热衷于健美的人
—fanatical adjectiveadj a fanatical sportsman 狂热的运动员
He was fanatical about tidiness. 他有洁癖。
—fanatically /-kli/ adverbadv