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N-COUNT
瘋子;蠢人;狂人
If you describe someone as a lunatic, you think they behave in a dangerous, stupid, or annoying way.
例句
Her son thinks she's an absolute raving lunatic.
她兒子認為她是個十足的瘋子。
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ADJ-GRADED
愚不可及的;癲狂的
If you describe someone's behaviour or ideas as lunatic, you think they are very foolish and possibly dangerous.
例句
...the operation of the market taken to lunatic extremes.
走向瘋狂極端的市場運營
...a country spurned until now by all except the more lunatic of journalists and adventurers.
一個迄今為止除了那些更為瘋狂的記者和探險家外被所有人唾棄的國家
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ADJ-GRADED
混亂的;失控的
If you describe a place or situation as lunatic, you mean that it is confused and seems out of control.
例句
He pleads for sanity in a lunatic world.
他祈求在這混亂的世界里仍能保持頭腦清明。
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N-COUNT
精神病患者;瘋子
People who were mentally ill used to be called lunatics .