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N-COUNT
疯子;蠢人;狂人
If you describe someone as a lunatic, you think they behave in a dangerous, stupid, or annoying way.
例句
Her son thinks she's an absolute raving lunatic.
她儿子认为她是个十足的疯子。
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ADJ-GRADED
愚不可及的;癫狂的
If you describe someone's behaviour or ideas as lunatic, you think they are very foolish and possibly dangerous.
例句
...the operation of the market taken to lunatic extremes.
走向疯狂极端的市场运营
...a country spurned until now by all except the more lunatic of journalists and adventurers.
一个迄今为止除了那些更为疯狂的记者和探险家外被所有人唾弃的国家
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ADJ-GRADED
混乱的;失控的
If you describe a place or situation as lunatic, you mean that it is confused and seems out of control.
例句
He pleads for sanity in a lunatic world.
他祈求在这混乱的世界里仍能保持头脑清明。
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N-COUNT
精神病患者;疯子
People who were mentally ill used to be called lunatics .