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单词 maniac
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maniac

adjective
/ˈmeɪniæk/
/ˈmeɪniæk/
[only before noun] (informal)
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  1. behaving in an extremely dangerous, wild or stupid way
    • a maniac driver/killer
    Topics Dangerc2
  2. crazy
    • maniac humour

maniac

noun
/ˈmeɪniæk/
/ˈmeɪniæk/
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  1. (informal) a person who behaves in an extremely dangerous, wild or stupid way synonym madman
    • He was driving like a maniac.
    Topics Dangerc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sex
    • genocidal
    • homicidal
    preposition
    • like a maniac
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  2. a person who has an extremely strong desire or enthusiasm for something, to an extent that other people think is not normal synonym fanatic see also sex maniac
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sex
    • genocidal
    • homicidal
    preposition
    • like a maniac
    See full entry
  3. (old use, psychology) a person suffering from mania
    • a homicidal maniac
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sex
    • genocidal
    • homicidal
    preposition
    • like a maniac
    See full entry
  4. Word Originearly 16th cent. (as an adjective): via late Latin from late Greek maniakos, from mania ‘madness’, from mainesthai ‘be mad’.
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