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n,; He got mad and
walked out. jfe A Hi If A, IS
0 She’s mad at me for being late. jfiM
7,
ftfe #'«’n,iSo O {BrE)
That noise is driving me mad. 3lii:3£:§;7 7 o 0 {BrE)
He’ll go mad when he sees the damage. fife
# PJ ^ ® 7 it <, o note
at
angry 4 [not
usually before noun] ~ (about/on sth/sb) {BrE,
informal) liking
sth/sb very much; very interested in sth to be mad on tennis
0 He’s
always been mad about kids. fife — |ft #$1]A 7 Q o
football-mad boys j£&R$t(ftJ§^JL o She’s
completely power-mad. 5
~ (with sth) {espe
cially BrE) done
without thought or control; wild and excited 7Ji|? (ft; ^£E(ft; iOkifotft: The
crowd made a mad rush for the exit. A$¥f*i$EfifeM1 Si tB
O &L0 0 Only a mad
dash got them to the meeting on time, life if] — P't- $E#, o 0 to be mad
with anger/
excitement/grief/love 0^ ffi / f /
^ o The team won and the fans went mad. 5$ |$A. §£ JA 7, 5£ :$! fifc II A <>
— compare crazy IfSlBl be mad for sb/sth {BrE,
informal) to like
or want sb/sth very much ###&; Scott’s
mad
for peanuts. like crazy/1 mad
{informal) very
fast, hard, much, etc. #
M HF# ) : I had
to run like mad to catch the bus. A T f$7ft78MfrEBo (as) mad as a 'hatter/ a March
hare (informal) (of a
person A) mentally ill; very silly A $E (ft; If ItW MdIMWi From the Mad Hatter, a character in Lewis
Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Because
of the chemicals used in hat-making, workers often suffered from mercury
poisoning, which can cause loss of memory and damage to the nervous system. A
March hare was called mad because of the strange behaviour of hares during the
mating season. H 7>tiJiS$T • m -^tlft^Alft'lijSj (Mad
Hatter ) fcXAgmm
m%, W life in (ftidtZ A #7 & i%« ( March
hare ) A£E»fT ®M»
’keen (on sth/sb) {BrE, informal) liking
sth/sb very much; very interested in sth (M -- ) 5^1^,
#$(:
He’s mad keen on planes, fife )tRTs fA 7
It jk 0
—
more at hopping adv.
madam /'maedam/ noun 1 [sing.] {formal) used
when speaking or writing to a woman in a formal or business situation A A; A±: Can I help you, madam?
,
A A ? 0 Dear
Madam {= used
like Dear Sir in a letter) #f!t(|fi A± / AA M Dear Sir )
—
see also ma’am(I) 2 [C] {informal,
disapproving, especially BrE) a girl or young
woman who expects other people to do what she wants 7 # S (ft A 7; if 14 A
A(ft7$£A7: She’s a proper little madam.
—7X(ft7ttM#3 = 3 [C] a woman
who is in charge of the prostitutes
in a brothel mad cap /'maedkaep/
adj. [usually
before noun] (informal) (of people, plans etc. A ,
it #] ) crazy and not caring about danger; not sensible #■ # (ft; $E
A (ft; 7 ^ Hi (ft HE] reckless : madcap
schemes/escapades H^ftfjit M; t#(ftBPMr^
mad
'cow disease noun [u] (informal) = BSE mad’den /'maadn/
verb [VN] [usually passive] to make sb very
angry or crazy f I f 4 ^ ; l£ A it S3Z1 infuriate ► madden-ing
/'maednip/ adj.: maddening
delays
4-A7#^tS(ft®ii maddeningly
adv. : Progress is
maddeningly slow. ift^llSif^A'l/Mo mad ding /'maedir)/
adj. {literary) behaving in a
crazy way; making you feel angry or crazy |rC$£ (ft; 1$ A‘If $5 ( )
(ft IT»I71 .far from the madding crowd in a
quiet and
private place
made
/meid/ 1 pt, pp of make 2 -made (in adjectives f£j
J$ filial) made in the way, place, etc. mentioned fj (ft; fill t£ • • • (ft: well-made |!) ft fit H(ft
o home-made % M i ®
(ft — see also self-made have (got) it ' made {informal) to be
sure of success; to have everything that you want A # #r ^ 1% (be)
'made for sb/each other to be completely
suited to sb/each other ATrii 17 7 # IE: Peter and Judy seem made for each
other, don’t they?
7(ft—/A
7j!|®r? what
sb is 'made of {informal)
how
sb reacts in a difficult situation ( A
Ma
deira /ma'diara;
NAmE ma'dira/ (also Ma.deira
'wine) noun 1 [U, C] a strong sweet
white wine from the
Ma'deira
cake {BrE) {NAmE
pound cake) noun
[U,
C] a plain yellow cake made with eggs, fat, flour and sugar
mad-eleine /'maedlein;
'maedlen/ noun a type of small cake
made to 'measure adj.
(of
clothes, curtains, etc. A JjR , % ^) made specially to fit a particular person,
window, etc. S^-iT^!]^;
.made to 'order adj. {especially NAmE) (of
clothes, furniture, etc. AM. M Me ^) made specially for a
particular customer ijffrjfe;
'made-up adj.
1
wearing make-up 4tEtfj: a
heavily made-up face/woman A / A A 2 not true or
real; invented 7 A (ft; . a made-up story/
word/name iliA
mad house /'maedhaos/ noun 1 [usually sing.] (informal)
a
place where there is confusion and noise ifJ^Hfe
A:
Don’t work in that department; it’s a madhouse. #ij A3P7bPHX#, iPMASlo 2 {old use) a hospital for people
who are mentally ill $tAK; madi son /'maedisn/ noun a bicycle race, usually
lasting several days, in which one member of each team rides in each section )
Madi
son Av-enue /.maedisn 'aevanju:/ noun [u] the
madly /'maedli/
adv. 1 (only used after a verb -iSJJfj) in a
way that shows a lack of control A$Elife; ft rffl! ftfe:
She was rushing around madly trying to put out the fire. j£UiyfiAl®A, utSJEAfKAo o His
heart thudded madly against his ribs, jtfe W 7 M ^ 7 A
7
o 2 {informal) very, extremely ®
mad man /'maedman/ noun {pi. -men /-man/) a man who has a
serious mental illness 7; ^ M #:
The killing was the act of a madman. ^
!!Kt70f
A o O He drove like a madman. jtfe#^t 7 {& 7A5lfeo 0 Some
madman {=
stupid person) deleted all the files. ift A#»J^70 —see
also MADWOMAN
mad-ness /'maednas/
noun [U] 1 {old-fashioned)
the
state of having a serious mental illness j## A#; lk$
2 crazy
or stupid behaviour that could be dangerous ( ) mm, m&, Itwouldbe
sheer
madness to trust a man like that, fgjf A# IIIS®. o In a moment of madness she had
agreed to go out with him. &7~-frfriS^, Mg^Ajtfe^^o fT»171 see method
madonna /ma'dmia;
NAmE ma'da:na/ noun 1 the
Madonna [sing.] the Virgin Mary, mother
of Jesus Christ 2 [C] a statue or picture
of the Virgin
MaryS^AfJik^ft
() ma dras /ma'draes; -'drais; NAmE also
'maedras/ noun [u, C] a
spicy Indian dish, usually containing meat 5, |g MVNWM ( ) : chicken madras
ma dra sa (also ma-dra-sah /ma'draesa/) noun a
college where the Islamic faith is taught
mtm)
mad ri gal /'maedrigl/ noun a song for several singers, usually without musical instruments,
popular in the 16th century ( f}T
16 )
ft®:
mad woman /'maedwuman/ noun (pi -women /-wimin/) a woman who has a serious mental
illness ^CAA;
A — see also madman