hysteria

英 [hɪˈstɪəriə]

美 [hɪˈstɪriə]

n.  歇斯底里; 情绪狂暴不可抑止; 大肆鼓吹; 狂热夸张; 大惊小怪; 癔病

复数：hysterias　

CET6GRE医学

Collins.1 / BNC.11749 / COCA.10247

牛津词典

noun

• 歇斯底里；情绪狂暴不可抑止
  a state of extreme excitement, fear or anger in which a person, or a group of people, loses control of their emotions and starts to cry, laugh, etc.
  1. There was mass hysteria when the band came on stage.
     乐队登台时观众一片疯狂。
  2. A note of hysteria crept into her voice.
     她的声音听来有点歇斯底里。
• 大肆鼓吹；狂热夸张；大惊小怪
  an extremely excited and exaggerated way of behaving or reacting to an event
  1. the usual media hysteria that surrounds royal visits
     媒体对于王室成员访问的惯常的大肆渲染
  2. public hysteria about AIDS
     公众对艾滋病谈虎色变
• 癔病；歇斯底里
  a condition in which sb experiences violent or extreme emotions that they cannot control, especially as a result of shock

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （一群人的）情绪失控，狂野情绪的爆发
  Hysteriaamong a group of people is a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic.
  1. No one could help getting carried away by the hysteria...
     所有人都不由自主地受到狂热情绪的感染。
  2. Several were hurt in the panic. 'It was mass hysteria,' said Rev John Borders.
     数人在恐慌中受了伤。“人们都疯了，”约翰·博德斯牧师说。
• N-UNCOUNT 癔病;歇斯底里
  A person who is suffering fromhysteriais in a state of violent and disturbed emotion as a result of shock.
  1. By now, she was screaming, completely overcome with hysteria.
     现在她正在尖叫，完全处于癔病发作状态。

英英释义

noun

• excessive or uncontrollable fear
• state of violent mental agitation
  Synonym:crazedeliriumfrenzyfury
• neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
  Synonym:hysterical neurosis

双语例句

• This is not a reason for hysteria, he said.
  他表示：这不是变得歇斯底里的理由。
• But on the faces around him, there showed fear, terror, shock, almost mass hysteria.
  但环视厅中的众人，无不脸露恐惧、惶惑、震惊和近乎歇斯底里的情绪。
• His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.
  他的声音近乎歇斯底里。
• He could whip a crowd into hysteria
  他能让一群人变得歇斯底里。
• Public hysteria fanned fears of an invasion.
  公众的歇斯底里情绪引发了对侵略的恐惧。
• Prices reflect intelligent behavior of rational investors and traders, but they also reflect screaming mass hysteria.
  价格反映了投资者和交易者的理性和聪明，同时它也反映了市场里的歇斯底里。
• Since then, discussion of his resignation has lapsed into hysteria.
  从那天起，有关他辞职一事的热议已陷入了一种失控的状态。
• Is Hysteria Real? Brain Images Say Yes!
  癔症是真的吗？脑成像技术告诉我们那时肯定的！
• Tabloid hysteria about the murders has increased public fears.
  小报对于谋杀案歇斯底里的报道增加了公众的恐慌。
• And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
  你能听到这歇斯底里的呐喊吗？