frantic

frantic
adjective
  1. wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion
    (因恐惧、焦虑或其他情绪)发狂的,发狂似的
    she was frantic with worry.
    她焦急得发狂。
    ■conducted in a hurried, excited, and chaotic way, typically because of the need to act quickly
    (尤指因快速行动的需要)匆忙慌乱的;紧张而忙乱的
    frantic attempts to resuscitate the girl.
    为让小姑娘重获知觉而进行的忙乱尝试。
派生
frantically
adverb
franticness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English frentik, 'insane, violently mad', from Old French frenetique (see frenetic)
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