| 词汇 | rave |
| 释义 | rave Theme: PARTY n. a party; a wild celebration.What a rave! A real fine party.Let's have a little rave next Friday. rave 1. noun 1 a party; a bottle party; a party open to the public, often announced and sited clandestinely, featuring drugs, music and sensory overload. Variant of 'rave up'. First used of wild parties in the late 1950s, then by MOD(S) in the 60s; revived in the 80s for parties on such a scale that both UK culture and law were significantly changed UK, 1992. 2 an enthusiastic review US, 1926. 3 the object of a passionate liking or craze UK, 1959 2. verb 1 to express an enthusiasm for something UK, 1704. 2 to enjoy the music and other sensations of a rave US, 1995. 3 to persist in discussing something that does not interest anyone else involved in the discussion US, 1981 rave about/over rave about/over sb/sth to talk in an excited way about how much you admire or like someone or something: In 1992 the critics were raving about Emma Thompson's performance in the film 'Howards End'. He had thought only sentimentalists and American tourists raved over Venice. rave up rave it up BrE old-fashioned to enjoy yourself drinking and dancing in a noisy way: She'll be out raving it up with her mates till all hours.rave-up n C BrE a noisy party where people drink and dance a lot: We're going to have a bit of a rave-up on Saturday, if you'd like to come. rant and raveTo complain angrily, forcefully, and at great length (about someone or something). You should spend less time ranting and raving about how unfair your professor is and spend more time actually studying the material. He was quite upset when he came home, so I let him rant and rave for a little while until he calmed down. rave over (something)To give wildly enthusiastic praise for something. My mom was really impressed with your cooking—she spent the whole evening raving over it! Everyone raves over this movie, but I thought it was pretty mediocre to be honest. rave about (something)To give wildly enthusiastic praise for something. My mom was really impressed with your cooking—she spent the whole evening raving about it! Everyone raves about this movie, but I thought it was pretty mediocre to be honest. rant and rave (about someone or something)to shout angrily and wildly about someone or something. Barbara rants and raves when her children don't obey her. Bob rants and raves about anything that displeases him. rave about someone or something1. to rage in anger about someone or something. Gale was raving about Sarah and what she did. Sarah raved and raved about Gale's insufferable rudeness. 2. to sing the praises of someone or something. Even the harshest critic raved about Larry's stage success. Everyone was raving about your excellent performance. rave over someone or somethingto recite praises for someone or something. The students were just raving over the new professor. Donald raved over the cake I baked. But he'll eat anything. stark raving madCliché totally insane; completely crazy; out of control. (Often an exaggeration.) When she heard about what happened at the office, she went stark raving mad. You must be start raving mad if you think I would trust you with my car! rant and raveTalk loudly and vehemently, especially in anger, as in There you go again, ranting and raving about the neighbor's car in your driveway. This idiom is a redundancy, since rant and rave mean just about the same thing, but probably survives on account of its alliterative appeal. stark raving madTotally crazy, as in The constant uncertainty over his job is making him stark raving mad. This term, meaning "completely wildly insane," is used both hyperbolically and literally. Versions of this expression appear to have sprung from the minds of great literary figures. Stark mad was first recorded by poet John Skelton in 1489; stark raving was first recorded by playwright John Beaumont in 1648; stark staring mad was first used by John Dryden in 1693. The current wording, stark raving mad, first appeared in Henry Fielding's The Intriguing Chambermaid in 1734. ˌrant and ˈrave(disapproving) show that you are angry by shouting or complaining loudly for a long time: He stood there for about twenty minutes ranting and raving about the colour of the new paint.rave aboutor rave overv. To speak or write about something or someone with wild enthusiasm: The dinner guests raved about the roasted duck. The critic raved over the new movie. rave n. a party; a wild celebration. Let’s have a little rave next Friday. rant and rave, toTo speak wildly and angrily about some circumstance or issue. This expression was first recorded as rave and rant, or literally, “raived and ranted,” in James MacManus’s The Bend of the Road (1898). The turnaround came soon thereafter and the term always appears in this form today. David Leavitt used it in Family Dancing (1984), “It’s easy for you to just stand there and rant and rave.” stark raving madInsane. Literally this term means “completely, wildly crazy,” a graphic description of manic behavior. Versions of it have appeared since the sixteenth century, including Jonathan Swift’s, “There’s difference between staring and stark mad” (Polite Conversation, 1738). More recently, Robert Barnard piled up colloquial synonyms: “‘Mad as a hatter,’ said Gillian Soames complacently. ‘Stark raving bonkers. Up the wall. Round the twist.’” (Death and the Chaste Apprentice, 1989). |
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