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berserk

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ber·serk /bɜːˈsɜːk, bə- $ bɜːrˈsɜːrk, ˈbɜːrsɜːrk/ adjective  go berserk informalVIOLENT to become very angry and violent 狂怒,暴跳如雷 Dad went berserk when he found out. 爸爸知道以后勃然大怒。
Examples from the Corpus
berserkBut how can our uppermost tier go so berserk?Toos threw unending series of berserk punches, ignoring incoming rounds as if they were raindrops on a pleasant spring day.
Origin berserk (1800-1900) Old Norse berserkr wild fighter, from björn bear + serkr shirt
ber·serk adjectiveChineseSyllable
to and become violent angry very Corpus


berserk
berserk /bɜːˈsɜːk, bə- $ bɜːrˈsɜːrk, ˈbɜːrsɜːrk/ adjective
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Old Norse
 Origin: berserkr 'wild fighter', from björn 'bear' + serkr 'shirt'
go berserk informal to become very angry and violent:
    Dad went berserk when he found out.


ber·serkBrE /bəˈzɜːk/ 🔊NAmE /bərˈzɜːrk/ 🔊BrE /ˈsɜːk/ 🔊NAmE /bərˈsɜːrk/ 🔊 adjective [not usually before noun] (informal) very angry, often in a violent or uncontrolled way 盛怒;暴跳如雷He went berserk when he found out where I'd been. 他弄清楚我去过哪儿后勃然大怒。🔊🔊very excited 极为激动;兴奋不已;发狂People were going berserk with excitement. 人们兴奋得发狂了。🔊🔊