nuts
nuts — 形容詞
- nutspositive
- nutsercomparative
- nutsestsuperlative
1. behaving or seeming so odd, reckless, or unreasonable that it feels close to los
瘋狂的
怪異又不合理,像失去判斷力
behaving or seeming so odd, reckless, or unreasonable that it feels close to losing good judgment.
Aoi thinks it's nuts to swim there during typhoon season.
Aoi 覺得在颱風季去那裡游泳太瘋狂了。
pattern: it is nuts to + verb
Paying three hundred dollars for one mango sounds completely nuts.
花三百美元買一顆芒果,聽起來簡直太瘋狂了。
linking verb: sound nuts
The neighbours thought Anya was nuts to plant tomatoes on the roof.
鄰居都覺得 Anya 在屋頂種番茄很瘋狂。
Everyone said the rumor was nuts, but Soraya still believed it.
大家都說那個傳聞太瘋狂了,但 Soraya 還是相信。
- sensible
shows good judgment instead of wild or foolish thinking
- reasonable
fits an idea or action that makes practical sense
文法句型
be nuts
be nuts to + verb
sound nuts
用法筆記
Usually follows a linking verb such as be, seem, or sound, and often comments on an idea, action, or person. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense judges something as wildly unreasonable or unstable, not strongly liked.
常見錯誤
2. extremely excited by something, or strongly attracted to someone in a romantic w
著迷的
對某事很迷,或深深愛上某人
extremely excited by something, or strongly attracted to someone in a romantic way.
Caio is nuts about old trains and watches train videos online.
Caio 對老火車很著迷,還會上網看火車影片。
be nuts about + noun
Since the school play, Hannah has been nuts about Aya.
自從那場校內戲劇表演後,Hannah 就迷上 Aya 了。
be nuts about + person
Shanti is nuts for mango shaved ice and buys it every Friday.
Shanti 超愛芒果剉冰,每個星期五都會去買。
The twins went nuts over the rescue puppy at the market.
那對雙胞胎在市場看到救援小狗時興奮極了。
- keen on
slightly milder and especially common in British English
- crazy about
very close in meaning, but usually sounds a little stronger
- obsessed with
suggests a more extreme and less balanced level of interest
- indifferent
shows little or no interest
- uninterested
describes someone who does not care much about the thing
文法句型
be nuts about + noun/gerund
be nuts for + noun/person
go nuts over + thing
用法筆記
Usually appears with about, for, or over to name the person or thing causing the excitement. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense shows strong liking or romantic attraction, not poor judgment or mental instability.
常見錯誤
nuts — 名詞
1. a vulgar slang term for a man's testicles.
卵蛋
粗俗說法,指男性睪丸
a vulgar slang term for a man's testicles.
The goalkeeper dropped to the ground after the ball hit him in the nuts.
球打中他卵蛋後,守門員立刻倒在地上。
hit someone in the nuts
Tariq wore a hard cup so no one could knee him in the nuts.
Tariq 戴了硬護襠,這樣就不會有人頂到他的卵蛋。
protective sports context
The referee stopped the match when a player took a kick in the nuts.
有球員被踢到下體後,裁判叫停了比賽。
A blow to the nuts left Owen curled up on the floor.
那一下打到卵蛋,讓 Owen 蜷縮在地板上。
文法句型
hit someone in the nuts
kick someone in the nuts
a blow to the nuts
用法筆記
Very rude and mostly used in joking, angry, or rough informal speech. In medical or polite situations, speakers normally choose a neutral word such as 'testicles'.