insane
adjective /ɪnˈseɪn/
/ɪnˈseɪn/
- (informal) very stupid, crazy or dangerous
十分愚蠢的;疯狂的;危险的 - I must have been insane to agree to the idea.
我肯定是犯傻了,居然同意了这个想法。
Topics Dangerc2- It seems insane to cut the budget now.
现在削减预算似乎很疯狂。 - The whole idea is quite insane.
整个想法简直是愚蠢透顶。 - It was an insane risk to take.
那是一次疯狂的冒险。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
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- absolutely
- completely
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- I must have been insane to agree to the idea.
- (informal) extremely annoyed; angry
十分愚蠢的;疯狂的;危险的 - This job is driving me insane.
这份工作快要把我逼疯了。 - She was driving me insane with her constant chatter.
她唠叨个没完,快把我逼疯了。
- This job is driving me insane.
- (formal or old-fashioned) seriously mentally ill and unable to live in normal society
精神失常的;精神错乱的 - Doctors certified him as insane.
医生证明他精神失常。 - The prisoners were slowly going insane.
囚犯正慢慢地变得精神错乱起来。
Which Word? Talking about mental healthTalking about mental health- Do not use the words mad or crazy to describe somebody who is suffering from a real mental illness. Say instead that somebody has mental health issues/problems or is mentally ill:
- I have experienced mental health issues since the age of 14.
我从14岁开始就经历了心理健康问题。 - a charity that helps mentally ill people live independently
帮助精神病患者独立生活的慈善机构
- I have experienced mental health issues since the age of 14.
- Disturbed can be used to describe somebody who has mental health issues because of very unhappy or unpleasant experiences:
- He works with emotionally disturbed children.
他从事跟精神异常儿童有关的工作。
- He works with emotionally disturbed children.
- Insane is a formal or old-fashioned term used to describe somebody suffering from a serious mental illness and unable to live in normal society:
- The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?
问题在于这男人犯罪时是否处于精神失常状态?
- The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?
Topics Personal qualitiesc2- He is criminally insane, unable to stop himself attacking women.
他精神错乱,控制不住地袭击妇女而犯罪。 - He later became insane and was confined to an asylum.
后来他精神失常被关进了疯人院。 - He was clearly insane.
他显然精神不正常。 - He went almost insane when he heard that his daughter had died.
听说女儿死去的噩耗时他几乎精神失常。 - In 1975 she was certified clinically insane and sent to a mental hospital.
1975 年她被诊断为精神失常并被送进了精神病院。 - She claimed she was temporarily insane during the attack.
她声称攻击期间她的精神不正常。 - The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?
问题在于这男人犯罪时是否处于精神失常状态?
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- quite
- …
- Doctors certified him as insane.
- the insanenoun [plural] (old-fashioned) people who are insane
精神失常的人;精神错乱的人 - a hospital for the insane
精神病院
More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns- the blind
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- the destitute
- the dead
- the dying
- the elderly
- the faithful
- the homeless
- the injured
- the insane
- the jobless
- the middle aged
- the old
- the poor
- the rich
- the sick
- the squeamish
- the wealthy
- the wicked
- the wounded
- the young
- a hospital for the insane
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin insanus, from in- ‘not’ + sanus ‘healthy’.