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frantic adj.
⇨ hysterical (frantic with worry) ⇨ wild 2 (Things are frantic in the office.) hysterical adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ restless 另见restless条hysterical ♦︎ frantic ♦︎ worked up ♦︎ delirious ♦︎ panicky ♦︎ panic-stricken ♦︎ beside yourself ♦︎ overwrought ♦︎ incoherentThese words all describe sb who is unable to control themselves or think clearly because they are very anxious, frightened, excited or ill. 这些词均表示歇斯底里的、情绪失控的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达情绪失控的程度| worked up | ➔ | panicky | ➔ | hysterical | | overwrought | | | | frantic | | | | | panic-stricken | | | | | beside yourself | | | | | delirious | | | | | incoherent |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆hysterical / frantic / delirious / beside yourself / incoherent with anger, rage, joy, etc.◆hysterical / frantic / worked up / panicky about sth◆to become hysterical / frantic / worked up / delirious / incoherent◆to get hysterical / frantic / worked up◆almost hysterical / frantic / delirious / beside yourself / incoherent■ hysterical / /hɪˈsterɪkl/ / in a state of extreme excitement, and crying or laughing in an uncontrolled way 歇斯底里的◆Calm down, you're getting hysterical.镇静一点，你太激动了。◆Her screams broke into hysterical laughter.她先是尖叫，然后突然又歇斯底里地大笑起来。 see also hysteria ⇨ fear ▸ hysterically adverb ◆to laugh / cry / scream / sob hysterically歇斯底里地大笑／大哭／尖叫／哭泣■ frantic unable to control your emotions because you are extremely frightened or worried about sth （因极度恐惧或担心）无法控制感情的，发狂的◆I've been almost frantic with worry for the last half-hour.这半个小时我担心得快要发疯了。◆Let's go back. Your parents must be getting frantic by now.咱们回家吧，你父母现在肯定急死了。◆The children are driving me frantic (= making me very annoyed).孩子们快让我发疯了。■ ˌworked ˈup [not before noun] (informal, spoken) very excited or upset about sth 非常激动；十分生气◆There's no point in getting all worked up about it.为此大发脾气也无济于事。◆He was silly to get himself so worked up.他居然这么冲动，简直太傻了。■ delirious / /dɪˈlɪriəs, BrE also dɪˈlɪəriəs/ in a state of extreme excitement and not able to think or speak clearly, especially because of fever; extremely excited and happy （尤指因发烧）亢奋的，精神错乱的，语无伦次的；极度兴奋的◆He became delirious and couldn't recognize people.他已精神错乱，谁都不认得了。◆The crowds were delirious with joy.群众欣喜若狂。 see also feverish ⇨ hot ■ panicky /ˈpænɪki/ / (informal) so anxious about sth that you cannot act sensibly or think clearly; showing this 焦虑不安的；惊慌失措的◆He was feeling a bit panicky about the presentation.他担心演讲的事，有些焦虑不安。◆I got a panicky phone call from Emma yesterday.昨天我接到埃玛的电话，她有些惊慌失措。 see also panic ⇨ fear noun , panic ⇨ panic verb ■ ˈpanic-stricken very panicky, often so that you cannot move or do anything 惊慌失措的；惊呆的◆He sounded panic-stricken on the phone.他在电话里的声音很惊慌。◆Jack caught a glimpse of her panic-stricken face.杰克一眼瞥见她那惊慌失措的脸。NOTE 辨析 Panicky or panic-stricken? Panic-stricken is a stronger, more serious feeling. You can be a bit/slightly/very panicky but panic-stricken cannot be qualified in this way. Panic-stricken can also suggest sth more physical; panicky refers more to your inner feelings. * panic-stricken语气更强，表示的惊慌感更为严重。可以说a bit/slightly/very panicky（有点／略微／非常惊慌），但panic-stricken则不能在前面加这些修饰词。panic-stricken还较为强调身体反应，panicky则多指内心感受◆I was feeling quite panicky.我感到相当焦虑。◆I was so panic-stricken that I could hardly speak.我慌得说不出话来。 ■ beˈside yourself idiom unable to control yourself because of the strength of emotion you are feeling, such as worry, fear, anger or excitement （因担心、害怕、气愤、兴奋等）失去自制力，失常◆Bella drew her breath in sharply, almost beside herself with rage.贝拉喘着粗气，怒不可遏。■ overwrought /ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈrɔːt/ (rather formal) very worried and upset; excited in a nervous way 过分忧烦的；过度紧张的◆She was still a little overwrought.她还是有些过于紧张。■ incoherent /ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt; NAmE ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/ unable to express yourself clearly, especially because of emotion （因情绪激动）口齿不清的，语无伦次的◆She broke off, incoherent with anger.她气得话都说不清了，便住了口。 OPP coherent ⇨ articulate wild2 adjective wild behaviour 放荡不羁的行为wild with excitement 兴奋得发狂wild ♦︎ frantic ♦︎ furious ♦︎ mad ♦︎ frenziedThese words all describe sth which involves a lot of energy, activity or strong feeling, but in a way that is not organized or controlled. 这些词均表示疯狂的、激烈的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a wild / frantic / furious / mad rush◆a wild / frantic / frenzied effort◆a frantic / furious / frenzied attempt / pace◆frantic / frenzied activity◆to go wild / mad◆wild / mad with excitement■ wild involving very strong feeling in a way that is not controlled 感情炽烈的；疯狂的◆Nothing could dull the sense of wild excitement that gripped them.他们兴奋得发狂，什么也不能让他们平静下来。◆His speech was greeted by wild applause.他的讲话赢得了热烈的掌声。◆The crowd went wild.人群情绪激昂起来。▸ wildly adverb ◆She looked wildly around for an escape.她环顾四周，拼命寻找逃路。◆His heart was beating wildly.他的心狂跳着。■ frantic done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not organized 紧张忙乱的；手忙脚乱的◆They began a frantic search for the missing child.他们开始手忙脚乱地寻找走丢的孩子。◆Things are frantic in the office right now.现在办公室里忙作一团。▸ frantically adverb ◆We worked frantically to finish on time.为了能按时完成，我们拼命地工作。■ furious / /ˈfjʊəriəs; NAmE ˈfjʊriəs/ done with great energy, speed or anger 激烈的；高速的；盛怒的◆A furious argument broke out.发生了激烈的争论。◆Play was fast and furious in the opening minutes of the game.在开始的几分钟内比赛打得紧张激烈。▸ furiously adverb ◆They worked furiously all weekend, trying to get it finished on time.他们整个周末都在拼命工作，想方设法按时完成。■ mad (rather informal) done without thought or control; wild and excited 不理智的；疯狂的；激动的◆Only a mad dash got them to the meeting on time.他们一阵狂奔，总算准时到了会场。◆ (especially BrE) The team won and the fans went mad.这个队赢了，球迷欣喜若狂。ⓘ In American English it would be more usual to say the fans went wild. 在美式英语中，较常说the fans went wild。▸ madly adverb (only used after a verb 只用于动词后) ◆She was rushing around madly trying to put out the fire.她疯了似的跑来跑去，试图把火扑灭。■ frenzied /ˈfrenzid/ / [usually before noun] involving a lot of activity and/or strong feeling in a way that is not controlled and often violent or frightening 疯狂的；狂暴的◆He was the subject of a frenzied attack.他受到了疯狂的攻击。 |