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外刊例句
- Scientists have long cautioned that, as the planet warms—it is roughly 1°C hotter today than before the industrial age’s first furnaces were lit—weather patterns will go berserk.
科学家早就警告说,随着地球变暖(相比工业时代第一批熔炉点火以前,全球气温已上升了约1°C),天气模式将变得更狂暴。
——《经济学人》 - Remember also that it’s not just Muslims who periodically go berserk, but everybody — particularly in societies with large numbers of poorly educated young men.
此外,请记住,并非只有穆斯林会时不时地发狂,每一个人都会,特别是在那些存在大量没有受过良好教育的年轻人的社会。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied
[形容词] 因愤怒或兴奋而失控的;狂野的或疯狂的
深入解读
在北欧神话中,有一种特别凶猛的战士,北欧语称作 berserkr ,由 ber ( bear ,熊)+ serkr ( shirt ,衬衫)构成,字面意思是“身披熊皮的人”。传说这些战士受到主神奥丁的庇佑,拥有熊的力量,出战前往往会饮用烈酒或致幻蘑菇,上战场后陷入极端兴奋的忘我状态,没有恐惧、疼痛之感,身上仅穿轻铠甲甚至赤裸上身,疯狂杀敌至力竭而亡。
英语单词 berserk (狂暴的)和 berserker (狂暴战士)就是从北欧语 berserkr 演变而来。
影视用例
出自2004年美国超级英雄电影《蜘蛛侠2》(Spider-Man 2)。该片是2002年电影《蜘蛛侠》的续集,同时也是蜘蛛侠三部曲的第二部,改编自漫威同名漫画。
英语词源
berserk:狂暴的,北欧神话中的“熊皮战士”
在北欧神话中,有一种特别凶猛的战士,北欧语称作 berserkr ,由 ber ( bear ,熊)+ serkr ( shirt ,衬衫)构成,字面意思是“身披熊皮的人”。传说这些战士受到主神奥丁的庇佑,拥有熊的力量,出战前往往会饮用烈酒或致幻蘑菇,上战场后陷入极端兴奋的忘我状态,没有恐惧、疼痛之感,身上仅穿轻铠甲甚至赤裸上身,疯狂杀敌至力竭而亡。
英语单词 berserk (狂暴的)和 berserker (狂暴战士)就是从北欧语 berserkr 产生的。
- berserk:[bə’zɜːk; -s-] adj. 狂暴的,狂怒的 adv. 狂暴地,狂怒地
- berserker: [bə’sɜːkə] n. 狂暴战士 adj. 狂暴的
深度学习
berserk (ber SURK or ber ZURK) This adjective, which means destructively deranged or wildly unrestrained, comes from the Old Norse word beserkr, “a wild warrior or champion.” These Norse warriors wore hides or shirts (serkr) of bears (bera) and became frenzied in battle, howling like animals and foaming at the mouth. Ironically this word only appeared in English in the nineteenth century, long after these warriors were said to live. It is often used to describe wild animals as well as mad people.
- When Suzanne discovered that her brother Ben had borrowed her iPod and broken it, she went berserk, screaming loudly and threatening to break one of his favorite toys.
- One of the elephants at the zoo went berserk; he broke out of his cage and rampaged through the cafeteria, knocking over tables and chairs and fright-ening the visitors.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
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berserk(ber SURK或ber ZURK)这个形容词,意思是破坏性的疯狂或疯狂的无节制,来自古挪威语的beserkr一词,“野生战士或冠军”。这些北欧战士穿着熊(bera)的兽皮或衬衫(serkr),在战斗中变得疯狂,像动物一样嚎叫,口吐白沫。具有讽刺意味的是,这个词在19世纪才出现在英语中,早在据说这些勇士还活着之后。它经常被用来形容野生动物和疯子。
当苏珊娜发现哥哥本借了她的iPod并把它弄坏时,她发疯了,大声尖叫并威胁要打碎他最喜欢的玩具之一。
动物园里的一头大象发疯了;他冲出笼子,在自助餐厅里横冲直撞,打翻了桌子和椅子,吓坏了来访者。
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常见短语
“berserk” 是一个英语单词,指的是疯狂、暴怒或失去理智的状态,通常用于形容人在极端情况下的情感爆发。
以下是50个包含单词“berserk”的短语,以及它们的中文解释:
- Go berserk: 发狂、暴怒
- berserk rage: 狂暴的怒火
- berserk behavior: 疯狂的行为
- berserk frenzy: 狂暴的狂热
- berserk mode: 疯狂状态
- berserk attack: 疯狂攻击
- berserk warrior: 狂暴的战士
- berserk fit: 疯狂的发作
- berserk temperament: 暴躁的性情
- berserk outbreak: 疯狂爆发
- berserk tendencies: 疯狂倾向
- berserk episode: 疯狂事件
- berserk frenzy: 疯狂的狂热
- berserk state of mind: 狂暴的心态
- berserk assault: 疯狂袭击
- Go berserk with anger: 因愤怒而发狂
- berserk outburst: 疯狂爆发
- berserk frenzy: 疯狂的狂热
- berserk violence: 疯狂暴力
- berserk reaction: 疯狂反应
- berserk behavior: 疯狂行为
- berserk fit of rage: 愤怒的疯狂发作
- berserk rampage: 疯狂横行
- berserk explosion: 疯狂爆发
- berserk display: 疯狂表现
- berserk outburst of emotions: 情感的疯狂爆发
- berserk aggression: 疯狂攻击性
- berserk outbreak of violence: 暴力的疯狂爆发
- berserk fury: 愤怒的狂暴
- berserk rampage: 疯狂横行
- berserk outburst of anger: 愤怒的疯狂爆发
- berserk explosion of rage: 愤怒的疯狂爆发
- berserk frenzy of emotions: 情感的疯狂爆发
- berserk madness: 疯狂的狂怒
- berserk fury: 狂怒发作
- berserk outburst of fury: 愤怒的疯狂爆发
- berserk fit of anger: 愤怒的疯狂发作
- berserk rage episode: 愤怒的疯狂事件
- berserk reaction to provocation: 对挑衅的疯狂反应
- berserk rage attack: 疯狂愤怒的攻击
- berserk frenzy of violence: 暴力的疯狂狂热
- berserk explosion of emotions: 情感的疯狂爆发
- berserk fit of madness: 疯狂发作的发狂
- berserk frenzy of rage: 愤怒的疯狂狂热
- berserk episode of aggression: 攻击性的疯狂事件
- berserk response to stress: 对压力的疯狂反应
- berserk outburst of frustration: 挫折感的疯狂爆发
- berserk fury of emotions: 情感的狂怒
- berserk explosion of anger: 愤怒的疯狂爆发
- berserk reaction to provocation: 对激怒的疯狂反应
同近义词
- hysterical: deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion
- maniacal: exhibiting extremely wild or violent behavior
- frantic: wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion