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气;气愤Hegotmad and vvaWced out.他大动肝火,愤 然离去◊ S/ie’s mad at me /or being'Zate.我迟到了ife 非常气愤◊(&£) noise is driving me mad.那噪声 ^ it 我受不了。◊ (8r£) He 沿 go mad when he sees the damage.到这_的破坏准会气疯的o note at angry 4 [not usually before noun]about/on sth/sb) '(8/£informal) liking sth/sb very much; very interested in sth 特别喜欢;痴迷;迷恋to be mad on tennis对网球着迷 ◊ He’s aiways been mad about fcids.他一向'特别喜欢孩 子 /ootbaH-mad boys迷恋足球的男孩儿 Shes comptetdy power-mad. M权迷心转。'5~—5)(<?5^- cially Br£) done without thought or control; wild and excited禾理智的;疯狂的;激动的:TTie crowd made a mad rush /or the exit.人群疯狂地冲向出口处◊ OnZy a mad dash got them to the meeting on time, jlfe j|] — 狂奔,总算准时到达会场。to be mad with anger/ excftement/grie//tove因气愤/兴奋/悲伤/爱而丧失理 智◊ 77ie team won cmd the /cms went mad•球队获胜 了,球迷欣喜若狂。compare crazy IT»W1 be mad for sb/sth [BrE, informal) to like or want sb/sth very much非常喜欢;极为需要;对想得发狂Scott’s mad /or peanuts.斯科特疯狂地喜欢花生。like 'crazy/‘mad (/•n/omw/) very fasthardmuch, etc非常快(或拼命、

厉害等J had to run iffce mad to catch the bus. '为 了 蛙上公共汽车,我不得不拼命跑。(as) mad as a 'hatter/ a March 'hare (informal) (of a person A) mentally ill; very silly发狂的;非常愚蠢的川隱i From the Mad Hatter, a character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Because of the chemicals used in hat-making, workers often suffered from mercury poisoning, which can cause loss of memory and damage to the nervous system. A March hare was called mad because of the strange behaviour of hares during the mating season.源于刘易斯•卡罗尔所 著《艾丽斯漫游奇境记》一书中的疯狂的帽商(Mad Hatter )这一形象。做帽子用的化学药品经常使工人受汞毒 毒害,破坏他们的记忆和神经系统。三月的兔子March hare)在交配期行为怪异,因而被称为疯狂的兔子mad 'keen (on sth/sb) (BrE, informal) liking sth/sb very much; very interested in sth (> 痴迷,迷恋;特别 喜欢:Hes mad keen on pkmes.他对飞t几十分着迷。 —more at hopping adv.

madam /'maedam/ noun 1 [sing.] (formal) used when speaking or writing to a woman in a formal or business situation 夫人;女士: Can heip you, madam?要帮忙 吗,夫 A ? 0 Dear Madam (= used like Dear Sir in a letter)尊敬的女士 /夫人用于书信开头,同Dear Sir) —see also ma*am(1) 2 [C] {informal, disapproving, espe- c/fl")/ 8r£) a girl or young woman who expects other people to do what she wants非常自我的女子;任性妄 为的年轻女子:She’s a proper 〖ittZe madam.她真是个镒 一不二的小姑奶奶3 [C] a woman who is in charge olF the prostitutes in a brothel老鸨;鸨母;妓院女老板 mad.cap /'maedkaep/ [usually before noun]

(of people, plans etc人、计划等)crazy and not caring about danger; not sensible鲁莽狂妄的;不明智的 SCI reckless: madcap schemes/escapades 冒险的计 划;鲁莽的冒险行动

mad 'cow disease noun [U] {informal) = BSE mad-den /'masdn/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to make sb very angry or crazy使#常生气;使发疯CWi infuriate ► mad-den-ing /'maednir)/ adj. maddening ddays令人非常气恼的延误mad.den.ing._y fldv.: Progress is maddenfngiys/ow.进展慢得令人心烦。 mad-ding /'maedig/ adj. {literary) behaving in a crazy way; making you feel angry or crazy 疯狂的;使人愤怒 (歳疯狂)的 IRCT ,far from the madding 'crowd in a quiet and private place 远离尘器 made /meid/1 pp of make 2 -made (in adjectives

成形容词made in the way, place, etc. mentioned W;]weH-made制作精良的o home-made 家庭自制的see also self-made ITi!?l have (got) it 'made (informal) to be sure of success; to have every- thing that you want胸有成竹;具备所需的一切be) 'made for sb/each other to be completely suited to sb/each other 完全适合;非常般配Peter and Judy seem made/or each other, don’t they?彼得和朱迪像是天

生的一对,不是吗?. whatsbis'madeof.(//?^9m?fl/)how sb reacts in a difficult situation 某人有多厉害g困境

中表现出来的应对能力)

Ma-deira /ma'diara; NAmE ma'dira/ (also Ma.deira 'wine) noun 1 [U, C] a strong sweet white wine from the island of Madeira马德拉白葡萄酒(''于大西洋马德拉 岛,味甜,度数高2 [C] a glass of Madeira —杯马德拉

白葡萄

Ma'deira cake (Br£) (NAmE pound cake) noun [U, C] a plain yellow cake made with eggs, fat, flour and sugar

马德拉蛋^

mad-eleine /'maedlem; 'maedlen/ noun a type of small cake奶油茶糕;玛德琳小蛋糕 .made to 'measure adj. (of clothes, curtains, etc.

服、窗帘等made specially to fit a particular person, window, etc.量身订制的;按尺寸制作的 .made to 'order adj. (especially NAm£) (of clothes, furniture, etc.衣服、家真等)made specially for a particular customer if 制如定#的 'made-up 1 wearing make-up 化妆的:a heavily made-up /ace/woman 浓妆的脸 / 女人 2 not true or real; invented 不真实的;编造的a made-up sto/y/ wor^name虚构的故事;谎话;假名 mad-house /'maedhaus/ noun 1 [usually sing.] {informal) a place where there is confusion and noise i吵闹的地 方:Don’t work m that department; it’s a madhouse.ij i那个部门工作,那里太乱2 (oW wse) a hospital for people who are mentally ill 疯人院;精神病院 madi-son /'maedisn/ noun a bicycle race, usually lasting several days, in which one member of each team rides in e$ch section麦迪逊自行车接力赛(通常持续几天) Madi-son Av-enue /.maedisn 'aevanju:/ noun [u] the US advertising industry 美国广告业From the name of the street in New York where many advertising companies have their offices.源自纽约市美国广告公司 集中的麦迪逊大街街名。

madly /’maedli/ a</v. 1 (only used a/ter a verb 仅用于动 词后)in a way that shows a lack 〇丨 control 发隹地;无 '法控制地:S^e was rushing around mad〖y t/ying to put out the她疯了似地跑来跑去,试图把火扑灭◊ Ms heart t/iudded madiy against his ribs•他的心都要跳出来 了。2 (/n/ormfl/) veryextremely 极端地;非# 地: madfy excfte4/jeatous 非常激动 /.嫉妒 Shes madly m tove with him.她疯狂地差_#。 mad-man /'maedman/ noun {pi. -men /-man/) a man who has a serious mental illness 疯子;精神魚患者: 77ie fciHing was the act o/a madman.这起杀秦是一个 疯子所为◊ He drove Zffce a madmtm.他像k j似的刼 车飞驰Some madman (= stupid person) ddeted aH the_/«es.不知哪个笨蛋把所有的文件都删掉了。see

also MADWOMAN

mad-ness /'maednas/ noun [U] 1 (old-fashioned) the state of having a serious mental illness 精神失常;氣狂 cm insanity There may be a link between madness and creativity.在疯狂和创造力之间也许有着某种联系。

2 crazy or stupid behaviour that could be dangerous (会带来危险的)癫狂,疯狂,愚蠢行为:ftwouWbe sheer madness to trust a man Wee that.信任这样的人将 是愚蠢至极/n a moment /madness she had agreed out with him.由一时涂,她同意和他约会。 see METHOD

ma-donna /md'dDna; NAmE me'daina/ noun 1 the Madonna [sing] the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ 圣母乌利i 2 [C] a statue or picture of the Virgin Mary圣母马利亚的雕像(或画像等) ma-dras /ma'draes; -'dra:s; NAmE also 'maedras/ noun [u, C] a spicy Indian dish, usually containing meat 马德拉 戒咖喱菜(通常含肉):cWcfcen madras马德拉斯喱鸡 ma-dra-sa (also ma-dra-sah /ma'draesa/) noun a college where the Islamic faith is taught 马德拉沙(穆斯林高等 教育%构)

mad-ri-gal /'maedrigl/ noun a song for several singers, usually without musical instruments, popular in the 16th century (流行于16世纪的牧歌 mad-woman /'maedwuman/ noun {pi. -women /-wimin/) a woman who has a serious mental illness 疯女人;女 精神病患者_ see also MADMAN