frenzy

/ˈfrenzi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfrenzi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfren-zē/ (ame, mw)

frenzy — 名詞

  • frenzysingular
  • frenziesplural

1. a temporary state of wild, uncontrolled activity or emotion, often shared by a g

1.名詞B2
釋義

瘋狂；狂亂

短暫而失控的激動或暴力狀態

a temporary state of wild, uncontrolled activity or emotion, often shared by a group of people and sometimes turning violent or extreme

例句

The crowd worked itself into a frenzy when the winning goal was scored.

致勝的一球踢進時，群眾陷入一陣瘋狂。

work oneself into a frenzy — reflexive construction

A feeding frenzy broke out among the sharks as the fishing boats dumped their catch.

漁船把捕獲的魚倒出來時，鯊魚群之間爆發了一場爭食大亂。

feeding frenzy — common compound noun

同義詞
  • hysteria

    emphasises emotional panic or uncontrollable laughter/crying rather than activity

  • madness

    focuses more on irrationality than on wild activity

  • fury

    implies anger specifically; frenzy can be excitement without anger

  • chaos

    describes disorder but may lack the emotional intensity of frenzy

反義詞
  • calm

    a state of peace and quiet control

  • serenity

    deep untroubled peace, the opposite of agitation

文法句型

a frenzy of + noun

in a frenzy

work oneself into a frenzy

frenzy + noun (as modifier)

用法筆記

Often appears after 'in a' (in a frenzy) or 'into a' (worked themselves into a frenzy). Common in the pattern 'a frenzy of + noun' (a frenzy of activity, a frenzy of excitement).

常見錯誤

❌The children were in a frenzy of quiet reading.
✅The children were in a frenzy of excitement before the party.
💡Frenzy describes wild, uncontrolled activity, not calm or orderly behaviour.

frenzy — 動詞