单词详解 | rabid

rabid
音标
美音:/ˈræbɪd/,英音:/ˈræbɪd/

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
I grew up in New York and never had any ambitions to work in the theater, but I was a rabid theatergoer.
我在纽约长大,从未有过在剧院工作的野心,但我是一个狂热的剧院迷。
Washington Post

Ernesto’s hopes to change the culture of violence toward animals that roam the region in part by going out to villages to sterilize ownerless dogs and other rabid animals.
埃内斯托希望通过前往村庄对无主狗和其他患有狂犬病的动物进行绝育来改变针对该地区漫游动物的暴力文化。
Washington Post

Dr. Maja said a single rabid animal can cause havoc when numbers are so high.
Maja 博士说,当数量如此之多时,一只患有狂犬病的动物就会造成严重破坏。
Washington Times

基本释意
adjective
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
adj. 激烈的;狂暴的;偏激的;患狂犬病的

同义词
fanatic,fanatical,overzealous

短释义
While you’ve likely heard it used to describe an animal infected by rabies, rabid (derived from the Latin verb rabere “be mad, rave”) can also dramatically describe a person exhibiting fanatical, extremely enthusiastic, or raging behavior. That guy who nearly knocked you off the stands at the football game with his energetic fist-pumping and then was later kicked out for getting into a fight with another fan? Rabid on both counts.
如果刚出现在您家门口的那只摇尾巴的狗也口吐白沫并咀嚼您的迎宾垫,则很有可能它患有狂犬病,您应该慢慢退开;不要抚摸这只具有传染性的小狗。

长释义
While you’ve likely heard it used to describe an animal infected by rabies, rabid (derived from the Latin verb rabere “be mad, rave”) can also dramatically describe a person exhibiting fanatical, extremely enthusiastic, or raging behavior. That guy who nearly knocked you off the stands at the football game with his energetic fist-pumping and then was later kicked out for getting into a fight with another fan? Rabid on both counts.
虽然您可能听说过它用来描述感染狂犬病的动物,但 rabid(源自拉丁语动词 rabere“发疯,狂欢”)也可以戏剧性地描述表现出狂热、极度热情或狂暴行为的人。那个在足球比赛中挥舞拳头差点把你撞下看台,后来又因为和另一名球迷打架而被赶出场的家伙?在这两个方面都很疯狂。

文学例句
The polished stone glinted, and Pinmei felt as if she were offering a treat to rabid dogs.
磨光的石头闪着光,品梅觉得自己像是在给狂犬病狗喂食。
When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin

“My father would be the first to tell you that fifty thousand Domishmen are worth one rabid dog.”
“我父亲会第一个告诉你,五万多米什人抵得上一条疯狗。”
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

Lexie and Trip treated Izzy as if she were a dog that might go rabid at any minute, but the two of them had always gotten along.
Lexie 和 Trip 对待 Izzy 的态度就好像她是一只随时可能患上狂犬病的狗,但他们两人一直相处融洽。
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

词源
rabid (adj.)1610s, “furious, raving, behaving violently,” from Latin rabidus “raging, furious, enraged; inspired; ungoverned; rabid,” from rabere “be mad, rave” (see rage (v.)). The specific meaning “made mad by rabies” in English is recorded by 1804. Related: Rabidly; rabidness.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
rabid (adj.)1610s,“狂怒,狂怒,行为暴力”,来自拉丁语 rabidus “狂暴,愤怒,激怒;受到启发;不受控制;狂热”,来自 rabere “发疯,狂欢”(参见 rage (v.))。英文“made mad by rabies”的具体意思是1804年记载的。相关:Rabidly; rabidness.Related 条目及更多


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