crackpot
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++crack·pot /ˈkrækpɒt $ -pɑːt/ noun [countable] informal CRAZYsomeone who is slightly crazy 有点精神失常的人；有点发疯的人 —crackpot adjective crackpot schemes 异想天开的计划
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crackpot• Though few volunteers were ready to migrate, not everyone thought Turner a crackpot.• You get these crackpot ideas about helping people who come along to you with a mournful tale.Origin crackpot (1800-1900) crack + pot “head”crack·pot nounChineseSyllable
slightly crazy someone is Corpus who
crackpot
crack‧pot /ˈkrækpɒt $ -pɑːt/
noun [countable]
—crackpot adjective:
crackpot schemes
crack‧pot /ˈkrækpɒt $ -pɑːt/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: crack + pot 'head'
someone who is slightly crazyOrigin: crack + pot 'head'
—crackpot adjective: