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incoherent adj.
⇨ confused 2 (incoherent thoughts) ⇨ hysterical (incoherent with anger)confused2 adjective feel confused about sth 对⋯感到困惑a confused account of sth 对某事令人费解的叙述confused ♦︎ discursive ♦︎ disjointed ♦︎ rambling ♦︎ incoherent ♦︎ woolly ♦︎ jumbledThese words all describe thought, speech or writing that does not have a clear structure. 这些词均表示思想、讲话或文字条理不清的、混乱的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆confused / disjointed / rambling / incoherent / jumbled thoughts◆disjointed / incoherent / jumbled words◆rambling / incoherent speech◆a confused / rambling account of sth■ confused (of thoughts, a description or a situation) not clear or easy to understand （思绪、描述或情况）不清楚的，混乱的，难懂的◆The children gave a confused account of the events of the previous day.孩子们把前一天发生的事叙述得颠三倒四。◆A confused situation followed the military coup.军事政变过后，局势一片混乱。■ discursive / /dɪsˈkɜːsɪv; NAmE dɪsˈkɜːrsɪv/ (formal) (of a style of writing or speaking) moving from one point to another without any strict structure （书面或口头表达方式）东拉西扯的，离题的，不着边际的◆Poetry is closer to music than to the more extended and discursive literary forms.相对于更宽泛和散漫的文学形式，诗歌更接近音乐。■ disjointed (of different things or the parts of sth) not having a clear or logical connection with each other （不同事物或某事物的不同部分）不连贯的，支离破碎的，杂乱无章的◆Disjointed words and phrases jumped out at her.她一眼就看出了词语的杂乱无章。■ rambling (disapproving) (of speech or writing) very long and confused （讲话或写作）冗长而费解的，不切题的◆The letter was long and rambling.这封信拖沓冗长，不知所云。■ incoherent /ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt; NAmE ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/ (often disapproving) (of ideas or systems) not logical or well organized （想法或体系）逻辑不清的，不连贯的◆The theory was outdated and incoherent.这理论过时且逻辑不通。OPP coherent ⇨ rational ■ woolly (NAmE also wooly) /ˈwʊli/ / (of people or their ideas or statements) not thinking clearly; not clearly defined or expressed （人、思想或陈述）糊涂的，混乱的，模糊的◆The Government have been woolly about the exact meaning of their proposals.政府一直搞不清楚他们提案的确切含义。◆You should challenge any vague and woolly replies.你应当对任何含糊不清的回复提出质疑。■ jumbled / /ˈdʒʌmbld/ / (of words or thoughts) not in the correct order; confused （言语或思绪）乱糟糟的，混乱的◆She tried to rearrange her jumbled thoughts.她试着重新整理自己混乱的思绪。 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 |