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〕狂熱者,盲信者 SYN extremistfanatics who represent a real danger to democracy 對民主構成很大威脅的狂熱分子
a religious fanatic 宗教狂熱分子
2 LIKE somebody OR somethingsomeone who likes a particular thing or activity very much 〔對某種事物或活動〕入迷的人 SYN enthusiasta health food fanatic 極其推崇綠色食品的人
a fitness fanatic 熱衷於健美的人
—fanatical adjectiveadja fanatical sportsman 狂熱的運動員
He was fanatical about tidiness. 他有潔癖。
—fanatically /-kli/ adverbadv