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Frenzy

發佈時間: 2018/12/19

Frenzy

錢真的從天而降!日前懷疑「幣少爺」為求宣傳炒賣電子貨幣,向途人派鈔票,讓群眾陷入瘋狂(send the crowd into a frenzy)。宣傳目的大概達到了,當事人卻因為涉嫌「在公眾地方內擾亂秩序」而被捕。

名詞frenzy解「瘋狂」,描述人的行為或情緒不受控制和激動,有時甚至是暴力,多數是暫時性的。例如,Banknotes falling from the sky sent the crowd into a frenzy in the neighbourhood of Sham Shui Po.(從天而降的鈔票讓在深水埗的人群陷入瘋狂。)The picture sparked the media frenzy over the celebrity couple's secret wedding.(那照片引發媒體對那名人情侶秘密婚禮的極大興趣。)

Frenzy可以後接介詞(preposition)of,帶出是甚麼性質的情緒激動或不受控制。例如,There was a frenzy of excitement amongst the singer's fans when she released her debut album.(當那歌手發行她的首張專輯時,她的歌迷非常興奮。)His father slapped him in a frenzy of rage.(在盛怒之下,他的父親打了他一巴掌。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

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