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mad

US /mæd/

adjective Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

roused to anger; - Mark Twain

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

He was mad because the train was late again.

Word Family

NounNoun
madness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
mad gốc
AdverbAdv
madly

Synonyms

  • angryfeeling or showing anger
  • furiousmarked by extreme and violent energy
  • insaneafflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement

Collocations

  • Easy get mad
    to obtain, receive, or reach regarding mad
  • Medium drive colleagues mad with interruptions
    to drive colleagues mad with interruptions, meaning to operate or control a vehicle
  • Hard mad rush to meet shipment deadlines
    describing mad rush to meet shipment deadlines (roused to anger; - Mark Twain)
  • Very Hard work like mad to rectify errors
    to work like mad to rectify errors, meaning to exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

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