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frenetic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fre·net·ic /frəˈnetɪk/ adjective  EXCITEDfrenetic activity is fast and not very organized 疯狂的;狂热的;激动的 SYN frantic She rushes from job to job at a frenetic pace. 她发疯似的不停地跳槽。
Examples from the Corpus
freneticI would expect there would be less mergers and acquisitions work going forward, which has been pretty frenetic.There had been warm and even excited applause for other concerts they had been in, but this was frenetic.His expressions range from that of a contented Cheshire Cat, to a somewhat frenetic frown.Every frenetic gesture engendered tenderness in hir heart.This elevation of feeling, found in passionate, frenetic gestures and embellished, emotional language, supplies the persuasive element.As competition shifts towards a more frenetic pace of activity, so the need to clear the cash balances speedily increases.
Origin frenetic (1300-1400) French frénétique, from Latin phreneticus, from Greek phren mind
fre·net·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable
not is fast and frenetic Corpus activity organized very


frenetic
frenetic /frəˈnetɪk, frɪˈnetɪk/ adjective
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: French
 Origin: frénétique, from Latin phreneticus, from Greek phren 'mind'
frenetic activity is fast and not very organized
   SYN  frantic:
    She rushes from job to job at a frenetic pace.


fre·net·icBrE /frəˈnetɪk/ 🔊NAmE /frəˈnetɪk/ 🔊 adjectiveinvolving a lot of energy and activity in a way that is not organized 发狂似的;狂乱的a scene of frenetic activity疯狂活动的场面 fre·net·ic·al·ly BrE /frəˈnetɪkli/ 🔊NAmE /frəˈnetɪkli/ 🔊 adverb