单词 | frenzy |
释义 | fren·zy /ˈfrenzi/ ●○○ noun (plural frenzies) 1 EXCITED[countable, uncountable] a state of great anxiety or excitement, in which you cannot control your behaviour 疯狂,狂乱frenzy of a frenzy of religious feeling 狂热的宗教情感in a frenzy The women were screaming and in a frenzy to get home. 那些女人尖叫着,拼命地往家赶。 Doreen had worked herself into a frenzy. 多琳一阵狂怒。2 [countable] a time when people do a lot of things very quickly 疯狂,狂热〔指一段时间〕frenzy of a frenzy of activity 一阵忙乱的活动 a selling frenzy 抛售3 a feeding frenzy a) an occasion when a lot of people get involved in an activity in an uncontrolled way 热潮 The film put America’s moviegoers into a feeding frenzy. 这部影片在美国影迷中掀起了一阵热潮。 b) an occasion when a lot of wild animals, especially sharks, eat something in a very excited way 〔尤指鲨鱼群的〕争食Examples from the Corpusfrenzy• Have any other readers found this plant sends their feline friend into a frenzy?• Sense reels with the intoxicating frenzy.• On Buy Nothing Day enjoy a break from the shopping frenzy.• But most of the frenzy was elsewhere.• The frenzy of rebuilding is now past.frenzy of• Rumors of their divorce stirred up a frenzy of media attention.Origin frenzy (1300-1400) Old French frenesie, from Latin phreneticus; → FRENETICfren·zy nounChineseSyllable a excitement, Corpus you anxiety or in state of which great |
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