英语词汇“raving”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

raving¹ adjectiveraving² adverb

ravingrav‧ing1 /ˈreɪvɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun] informal

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A bit tricky under the circumstances, although I've never actually done it with a raving loony.
If only she could have waved a magic wand to turn the fat girl into a raving beauty.
It's nice to know you think your daughter's a raving drug addict and a tart.
It was like a raving nightmare.
She'd never been a raving beauty, it was true, but at the moment she looked a wreck.
She was no raving beauty, didn't have a model-like figure - all she'd had was some money.
The man was a raving sadist, she thought, and then realised it was a requirement of his job.
Unless you are a raving genius, doing that is not a good idea.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► raving lunatic

a raving lunatic

► raving beauty

She was no raving beauty, but at least she looked smart.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► stark raving mad

My friends all think I’m stark raving mad (=completely crazy).

► ranting and raving

Why don’t you stop ranting and raving for a minute and listen?

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► stark raving mad/bonkers

All of this doesn't mean he wasn't stark raving mad, and just putting on.

1talking or behaving in a crazy way:

a raving lunatic2especially British English used to emphasize that someone or something has a lot of a particular quality: