mad
adjective
uk/mæd/us/mæd/madderormaddestmadadjective(MENTALLY ILL)
B1offensive
a word todescribeapersonwho has amentalillness, which was used bydoctorsin the past but is nowoffensive
Compare
insaneadjective
madadjective(SILLY)
B1UKinformal(USusuallycrazy)
extremelysillyorstupid:
极其愚笨的；发疯的[+ to infinitive]You're madtowalkhomealoneat thistimeofnight.你发疯了，晚上这个时候独自一人走回家。
He must be madspendingall thatmoneyon acoat.他一定是疯了，花那么多钱买一件外套。
Some of the things she does arecompletelymad.她做的一些事情极其愚蠢。
See also
madcapold-fashioned
- Hedescribedthe newregulationsasbureaucracygone mad.
- She must have beenbarkingmad tolendhim so muchmoney.
- Ithinkyou're (stark)ravingmad toagreeto do all thatextraworkwithout beingpaidfor it.
- You must be mad to go out in thisweather.
- Ithinkyou're mad tostaywith her.
Stupid and silly
- absurd
- absurdity
- absurdly
- adolescent
- againstyourbetter judgmentidiom
- dizzily
- dopey
- dorky
- dottiness
- dotty
- imbecility
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inhis/her/theirwisdomidiom
- insomeone'sinfinite wisdomidiom
- uncritical
- uncritically
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unreasonably
madadjective(ANGRY)
A2[after verb]informal
veryangryorannoyed:
He's alwayscomplainingand itmakesme so mad.
mainlyUSAre you still madatme?
UKKerry got really madwithRichard for not doing thewashingup.
UKBill'suntidinessdrivesme mad.
Synonyms
angry(EMOTIONAL)
apoplectic
bebesideyourself
crossmainlyUK
furious(ANGRY)
incandescent(QUALITY)
incensed
irate
livid(ANGRY)
seething(angry)
sore(ANGRY)USinformal
wrathful
- HefollowedthefamousAmericandictum, 'Don't get mad, geteven'.
- Heleavesdirtyclothesall over thefloorand it'sdrivingme mad.
- He wasdrivingme mad,mopingabout thehouseallday.
- It makes me mad when someonejumpsthequeue.
- Hisuntidinesssendsher mad.
Angry and displeased
- acrimonious
- acrimoniously
- aggrieved
- amused
- angrily
- fed up
- fed up to the back teethidiom
- fit to be tiedidiom
- furious
- furiously
- jaundiced
- peeved
- piqued
- pissed off
- pissy
- pouty
- venomous
- wound up
- wrathful
- wrathfully
madadjective(ANGRY)
A2[after verb]informal
veryangryorannoyed:
非常愤怒的，狂怒的；十分恼火的He's alwayscomplainingand itmakesme so mad.他没完没了地抱怨，令我十分恼火。
mainlyUSAre you still madatme?你还在生我的气吗？
UKKerry got really madwithRichard for not doing thewashingup.理查德没洗碗，克丽大发雷霆。
UKBill'suntidinessdrivesme mad.比尔的邋遢真让我受不了。
angry
- angryIt does no good to get angry at him - it won't change the situation at all.
- madAre you mad at me?
- soreUSHe's still sore about the way things turned out.
- annoyedHe was annoyed with her for being late.
- irritatedI was irritated that he didn't thank me.
- HefollowedthefamousAmericandictum, 'Don't get mad, geteven'.
- Heleavesdirtyclothesall over thefloorand it'sdrivingme mad.
- He wasdrivingme mad,mopingabout thehouseallday.
- It makes me mad when someonejumpsthequeue.
- Hisuntidinesssendsher mad.
Angry and displeased
- acrimonious
- acrimoniously
- aggrieved
- amused
- angrily
- fed up
- fed up to the back teethidiom
- fit to be tiedidiom
- furious
- furiously
- jaundiced
- peeved
- piqued
- pissed off
- pissy
- pouty
- venomous
- wound up
- wrathful
- wrathfully
madadjective(HURRYING)
[before noun]UK
hurryingorexcitedand not havingtimetothinkorplan:
发疯似的；忙乱的We made a maddashfor thetrain.我们发疯似的去赶火车。
I was in a madpanic/rushtryingto get everythingready.我发疯似的急急忙忙想把一切准备好。
Uncontrolled
- all hell breaks looseidiom
- amok
- amuck
- CI
- confidential informant
- extravagance
- intemperate
- intemperately
- liberated
- like madidiom
- madding
- run wildidiom
- runaway
- spin out of controlidiom
- spread like wildfireidiom
- squirrelly
- wayward
- waywardness
- wig out
- wigged out
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Busy and active
Hurrying and doing things quickly
madadjective(ENTHUSIASTIC)
be mad aboutsomeone/somethingB1UKinformal
tolovesomeone or something:
喜爱，对…着迷He's the firstrealboyfriendshe's had and she's mad about him.他是她第一个真正的男朋友，她很迷恋他。
He's mad aboutfootball.他对足球着了迷。
Hersonswere mad aboutcricketandplayedeveryweekend, but she never reallyunderstoodthegame.
Both of theboyswere mad aboutcomputergames.
They're mad about each other but theyargueall thetime.
to love someone
- loveI love you.
- adoreHe absolutely adores his wife.
- dote onShe dotes on her grandkids.
- be crazy aboutI'm just crazy about our new daughter-in-law - she's perfect for our son.
- be mad aboutUKHe's absolutely mad about his new boyfriend.
- be in loveI think I'm in love with her.
be mad forsomeone/somethingUKinformal
towantsomeone or something very much, or to be veryinterestedin someone or something:
极想要；对…极感兴趣Everyone's mad for him and I just don'tseetheattraction.大家都对他着迷，可我就没看出他哪儿有吸引力。
Myfriendswere all mad forcomicbooksbut Ipreferrednovels.
Herbrotherwas mad for thebeautifulMarion.
Everyone is mad for herpistachioicecream.
He makesfunkyhatsand all thestarsare mad for them.
Excited, interested and enthusiastic
- aflame
- aflutter
- agog
- all of a flutteridiom
- amped
- animated
- entranced
- evangelical
- evangelistic
- excited
- excitedly
- fevered
- go ahead
- heartily
- make (all) the right, correct, etc. noisesidiom
- mood
- nuts
- omnivorous
- on the edge ofyourseatidiom
- zestfully
Idioms
(as) mad as a hatter/March hare
don't get mad, get even
like mad