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单词 psych
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
psych1 /saɪk/USA pronunciation   v. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsto frighten or cause a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety in the mind: [+ object (+ out)]The tall player on their team was trying to psych our players (out).[~ (+ out) + object]to psych (out) the other team.
  2. Informal Termsto prepare (oneself or another) to be in the right frame of mind or to do one's best: [+ object]was psyched and ready to go.[+ oneself + up]psyching himself up to propose.[+ up + object]The coach tried to psych up the team.[+ object + up]to psych the team up before the game.
  3. to figure out ahead of time:[~ (+ out) + object]trying to psych out which day he'd give the test.

psych.,  an abbreviation of:
  1. Psychologypsychologist.
  2. Psychologypsychology.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
psych1  (sīk),USA pronunciation v.t. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsto intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often fol. by out):to psych out the competition.
  2. Informal Termsto prepare psychologically to be in the right frame of mind or to give one's best (often fol. by up):to psych oneself up for an interview.
  3. Informal Termsto figure out psychologically;
    decipher (often fol. by out):to psych out a problem.
Also, psyche. 
  • 1915–20 in earlier sense "to subject to psychoanalysis''; origin, originally a shortening of psychoanalyze; in later use (especially in defs. 1 and 2) perh. independent use of psych-

psych2  (sīk),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termspsychology, esp. as a course or field of study:She took two semesters of psych in college.
  • by shortening 1890–95

psych-, 
  1. var. of psycho- before some vowels:psychasthenia.

psych., 
    1. Psychologypsychological.
    2. psychologist.
    3. Psychologypsychology.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
psych, psyche /saɪk/ vb
  1. (transitive) informal to psychoanalyse
    See also psych out, psych up
Etymology: 20th Century: shortened from psychoanalyse
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
psy•cho /ˈsaɪkoʊ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -chos, adj. [Slang.]
n. [countable]
  1. Psychiatry, Slang Termsa crazy person.

adj. 
  1. Psychiatry, Slang Termscharacteristic of such a person.

psycho-, 
  1. [prefix.]psycho- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "soul;
    mind.'' This meaning is found in such words as: parapsychology, psychedelic, psychiatry, psychic, psychological, psychology, psychopath, psychosis, psychotic.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
psy•cho  (sīkō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chos, adj. [Slang.]
n. 
  1. Psychiatry, Slang Termsa psychopathic or neurotic person.

adj. 
  1. Psychiatry, Slang Termspsychopathic;
    psychoneurotic.
  • shortened form 1935–40

psycho-, 
  1. a combining form representing psyche (psychological) and psychological (psychoanalysis) in compound words.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] psych-. 
  • Greek, combining form of psȳché̄ breath, spirit, soul, mind; akin to psý̄chein to blow (see psykter)

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