bananas

IPA/bəˈnɑː.nəz/
KK[bənˈænəz]IPA/bəˈnæn.əz/

bananas — adjective

  • bananaspositive
  • more bananascomparative
  • most bananassuperlative

1. extremely angry, excited, or wild in behaviour, especially as a strong reaction

1.形容詞B2
釋義

extremely angry, excited, or wild in behaviour, especially as a strong reaction to a situation

例句

Ramón went bananas when he saw the scratch on his new car.

grammar pattern: go bananas

The crowd went absolutely bananas when the band finally walked on stage.

collocation: absolutely bananas

同義詞
  • furious

    formal; only describes anger, not excitement

  • livid

    formal; means extremely angry

  • wild

    broader; can describe both excited and angry behaviour

  • berserk

    stronger; implies violent or out-of-control behaviour

反義詞
  • calm

    not angry, excited, or upset

  • relaxed

    free from worry or tension

文法句型

go bananas

drive someone bananas

用法筆記

Often combines with 'go' or 'drive someone' to describe becoming angry or excited. The phrase 'go bananas' is especially common in everyday speech and can mean either 'become very angry' or 'become wildly excited' depending on context.

常見錯誤

❌She was a bananas woman' (using it as a fixed character trait).
✅She went bananas when she heard the news' (describing a temporary reaction).
💡'bananas' describes a reaction or situation, not a permanent personality type.

2. extremely unreasonable or foolish, often in a way that amuses or annoys other pe

2.形容詞B2
釋義

extremely unreasonable or foolish, often in a way that amuses or annoys other people

例句

Quinn had a bananas plan to build a raft from old car tyres.

collocation: bananas plan / bananas idea

The whole meeting was bananas — the manager walked in wearing a chicken costume.

同義詞
  • crazy

    more common and slightly less informal than 'bananas'

  • ridiculous

    less informal; suggests something is laughably unreasonable

  • absurd

    formal; strongly emphasises lack of logic

  • preposterous

    formal; very strong disapproval

反義詞

用法筆記

Common in informal conversation but rarely in formal writing. The word frequently appears before nouns such as 'plan', 'idea', or 'story' to express strong disapproval or amusement at how unreasonable the thing is.

常見錯誤

❌This exam is bananas' (when meaning 'very difficult').
✅This exam is bananas' (when meaning the questions are unreasonable or ridiculous).
💡'bananas' does not mean 'very hard'; it means 'silly' or 'unreasonable'.