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
late Middle English frentik, 'insane, violently mad', from Old French frenetique (see frenetic)