madhouse

英 ['mædhaʊs] 美['mædhaʊs]
  • n. 精神病院;极为吵闹的场所

英英释义


1. pejorative terms for an insane asylum

实用场景例句


Don't work in that department; it's a madhouse.
别在那个部门工作,那里太乱。

牛津词典

That place is a madhouse.
那个地方乱哄哄的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It is easy to understand why he is in the madhouse.
很容易明白他为什么在精神病院.

期刊摘选

This classroom is a madhouse: be quiet!
这教室 乱哄哄 的,安静点儿!

期刊摘选

The office is a madhouse.
那办公室真(是个)混乱[吵闹](的地方).

期刊摘选

As we marched past the madhouse, two or three elderly and mouthed politely behind the railings.
当我们走过疯人院时, 两三个年老的疯子在栏杆后面客客气气地嘟囔着一些毫无意义的话.

期刊摘选

Therefore the whole world becomes a madhouse.
于是世界变成了一个疯人院.

期刊摘选

He was like a lunatic reigning in a madhouse over an imaginary kingdom.
他好似一个在疯人院里统治着一个想象王国的精神病人.

辞典例句

Don't work in that department; it's a madhouse.
别在那个部门工作,那里太乱。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

That place is a madhouse.
那个地方乱哄哄的。

柯林斯例句

中文词源


madhouse 疯人院

比喻用法。

双语例句


1. That place is a madhouse.
那个地方乱哄哄的。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Don't work in that department; it's a madhouse.
别在那个部门工作,那里太乱。

来自《权威词典》

3. He was like a lunatic reigning in a madhouse over an imaginary kingdom.
他好似一个在疯人院里统治着一个想象王国的精神病人.

来自辞典例句

4. It is easy to understand why he is in the madhouse.
很容易明白他为什么在精神病院.

来自互联网

5. The store is an absolute madhouse during the pre - Christmas period.
在圣诞节前这段时间里,该商店是个疯人院.

来自互联网

英文词源


madhouse (n.)
1680s, from mad + house (n.). Figurative use by 1919.

词态变化


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