| 单词 | pathological |
| 释义 | pathological (pæθəlɒdʒɪkəl ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You describe a person or their behaviour as pathological when they behave in an extreme and unacceptable way, and have very powerful feelings which they cannot control. He experiences chronic, almost pathological jealousy. He's a pathological liar. ...a pathological fear of snakes. 2. adjective Pathological means relating to pathology or illness. [medicine] ...pathological conditions in animals. Collocations: almost pathological Perhaps the deeper problem is his almost pathological unwillingness to accept the blame. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Now it has an almost pathological edge. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Her secluded lifestyle and an almost pathological anxiety about meeting strangers meant that her friendships evolved through letters rather than in person. Words Of Love: Passionate Women from Heloise to Sylvia Plath (2006) I had an almost pathological need to take on too much. Times, Sunday Times (2007) If all this seems a little negative, let me assure you I now feel an almost pathological fondness for the place. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I have a pathological fear of being on my own. Times, Sunday Times She has to visit the same spots outside every day, has a pathological fear of doorways and only eats treats after she has trotted round the kitchen twice. Times,Sunday Times These disorders and phobias are a result of and get perpetuated through pathological fear memory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 病态的 Japanese: 病的な人柄や言動が |
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