cra·zy1 /ˈkreɪzi/ ●●● S2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp crazier, superlativesupl craziest)1 STRANGEMPSTRANGEstrange 奇怪的 very strange or not sensible 古怪的;瘋狂的;不明智的 SYN madThe neighbours must think we’re crazy. 鄰居一定會認爲我們瘋了。
It’s an absolutely crazy idea. 那絕對是個荒唐的想法。
I know this idea sounds crazy, but it may be worth a try. 我知道這個主意聽起來很荒唐,但也許值得一試。
crazy to do somethingIt’d be crazy to go out in this rain. 在這樣的大雨天出去簡直是發瘋了。
I must have been crazy to agree to this. 我一定是瘋了,竟然同意這件事。
He often works 12 hours a day – it’s crazy. 他常常一天工作12個小時——簡直瘋了。
► see thesaurus at stupid 2 crazy about somebody/something LIKE somebody OR somethingliking someone very much, or very interested in something 對某人/某物着迷He’s crazy about her. 他對她心醉神迷。
Dan’s crazy about football. 丹對足球十分癡迷。
3 angry 生氣的ANGRYANNOY angry or annoyed 生氣的;惱火的Turn that music down. It’s driving me crazy! (=really annoying me) 把那音樂調低些,快把我逼瘋了!
Dad will go crazy when he hears about this. 爸爸要是知道了這件事會氣瘋的。
4 like crazy FAST/QUICKWORK HARDvery much or very quickly 拼命地;極快地We’re going to have to work like crazy to get this finished on time. 爲了按時完成工作,我們得拼命幹。
5 go crazy to do something too much, in a way that is not usual or sensible, especially because you are excited 〔尤指因激動而〕發瘋,失去理智Don’t go crazy and spend it all at once. 别發瘋一次就花光。
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,精神錯亂的 mentally ill 精神不正常的 SYN madI feel so alone, sometimes I wonder if I’m going crazy. 我覺得非常孤單,有時候我懷疑自己是否快要發瘋了。
—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.