| In the UK if some one is mad they are insane or crazy. However in American English if you are mad you could just be very angry. If you are mad about someone or something you are very keen on her, him, it or them! |
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1. The moon is supposed to negatively affect people's minds and so they are called lunatics.
2. He drives like a maniac! Don't get in the car with him!
3. The loss of her entire family in the war made her quite deranged.
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4. Where have you been? I have been out of my mind with worry.
5. Philip is a nice guy but he is as mad as a hatter.
6. This music is terrible, it's driving me around the bend.
7. John is totally crazy. He is stark raving mad.
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8. The students think the old professor is cuckoo, a little bit mad.
9. You are nuts if you buy that car. It's is worthless.
10. Susan went totally bananas when she met that Hong Kong film star!
11. My auntie is OK but she is a bit batty.
12. The cartooncharacter Daffy Duck is daft meaning he is a little bonkers.
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| | | Glossary | | | | around the bend | | 有精神病的, 疯狂的 | |
| | | batty (adj.) | | 【俚】疯狂的, 反复无常的 | |
| | bonkers (adj.) | | 【俚】神经错乱的; 疯狂的 | |
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