hyperactive
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hy·per·ac·tive /ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv◂/ adjective SSCENERGETICsomeone, especially a child, who is hyperactive is too active, and is not able to keep still or be quiet for very long 〔尤指儿童〕过分活跃的，多动的 → attention deficit disorder► see thesaurus at energetic —hyperactivity /ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvəti/ noun [uncountable]
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hyperactive• They pre-knew, pre-accepted, presumed that Casey was hyperactive.• This brochure is full of sociable holidays for the hyperactive.• Deborah had worried for a while that Scott was hyperactive and had considered taking him to get evaluated.• Our youngest daughter was hyperactive, and it had a damaging effect on the whole family.• Despite his Harlem location and hyperactive career, expectation out stripped his accomplishments.• Do you have a hyperactive child?• His Chanel show blasted the audience to the backs of their seats with 20,000-volt fashion and hyperactive disco music.• To say a child is hyperactive does not say very much!• The City is full of hyperactive executives who never stop rushing around.• Even too much oxygen makes people hyperactive, until they eventually become less productive.hy·per·ac·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable
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hyperactive
hy‧per‧ac‧tive /ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv◂/
adjective
someone, especially a child, who is hyperactive is too active, and is not able to keep still or be quiet for very long ⇨ attention deficit disorder
—hyperactivity /ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvəti, ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪti/ noun [uncountable]
▪ energetic having a lot of energy: If you’re feeling energetic, we could go out for a run.
▪full of energy/bursting with energy energetic and ready to work hard or do a lot of things: I admire her because she’s so full of energy and enthusiasm. | When she first started at the college she was bursting with energy and full of new ideas.
▪dynamic very energetic and always wanting to do new things: What this country needs is a dynamic new leader.
▪hyperactive having more energy than is normal or good, because you cannot keep still or quiet for very long – used especially about children: Our youngest daughter was hyperactive, and it had a damaging effect on the whole family.
▪tireless working with a lot of energy in a determined way, especially to achieve a particular thing: She was a tireless campaigner against apartheid in South Africa.
▪full of beans informal feeling energetic and happy and showing this in the way you behave: He’s one of those people who leap out of bed full of beans every morning.
hy‧per‧ac‧tive /ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv◂/
adjectivesomeone, especially a child, who is hyperactive is too active, and is not able to keep still or be quiet for very long ⇨ attention deficit disorder
—hyperactivity /ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvəti, ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪti/ noun [uncountable]
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