hysteria

英 [hɪˈstɪəriə]

美 [hɪˈstɪriə]

n.  歇斯底里; 情绪狂暴不可抑止; 大肆鼓吹; 狂热夸张; 大惊小怪; 癔病

复数：hysterias　

CET6GRE医学

Collins.1 / BNC.11749 / COCA.10247

牛津词典

noun

• 歇斯底里；情绪狂暴不可抑止
  a state of extreme excitement, fear or anger in which a person, or a group of people, loses control of their emotions and starts to cry, laugh, etc.
  1. There was mass hysteria when the band came on stage.
     乐队登台时观众一片疯狂。
  2. A note of hysteria crept into her voice.
     她的声音听来有点歇斯底里。
• 大肆鼓吹；狂热夸张；大惊小怪
  an extremely excited and exaggerated way of behaving or reacting to an event
  1. the usual media hysteria that surrounds royal visits
     媒体对于王室成员访问的惯常的大肆渲染
  2. public hysteria about AIDS
     公众对艾滋病谈虎色变
• 癔病；歇斯底里
  a condition in which sb experiences violent or extreme emotions that they cannot control, especially as a result of shock

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （一群人的）情绪失控，狂野情绪的爆发
  Hysteriaamong a group of people is a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic.
  1. No one could help getting carried away by the hysteria...
     所有人都不由自主地受到狂热情绪的感染。
  2. Several were hurt in the panic. 'It was mass hysteria,' said Rev John Borders.
     数人在恐慌中受了伤。“人们都疯了，”约翰·博德斯牧师说。
• N-UNCOUNT 癔病;歇斯底里
  A person who is suffering fromhysteriais in a state of violent and disturbed emotion as a result of shock.
  1. By now, she was screaming, completely overcome with hysteria.
     现在她正在尖叫，完全处于癔病发作状态。

英英释义

noun

• excessive or uncontrollable fear
• state of violent mental agitation
  Synonym:crazedeliriumfrenzyfury
• neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
  Synonym:hysterical neurosis

双语例句

• The political hysteria soon wearied him and he dropped the newspaper to the floor.
  政界的歇斯底里让他厌烦，他把报纸扔到了地板上。
• And since AIDS was initially fatal and untreatable the "gay plague" there was hysteria about contracting it.
  由于艾滋病一开始就是致命的，而且无法治愈，因此人们一旦确诊感染了这种“同性恋瘟疫”&也就是HIV，往往就会陷入歇斯底里的境地。
• Public hysteria fanned fears of an invasion.
  公众的歇斯底里情绪引发了对侵略的恐惧。
• He remained imperturbable in spite of the hysteria and panic all around him.
  尽管他周围的人歇斯底里地惊慌失措，但他仍保持冷静。
• We've already caused mass hysteria.
  我们已经引起了公众的不冷静情绪。
• Their grief turned to hysteria when the funeral procession arrived at the cemetery
  当送葬队走到墓地时，他们更加悲恸欲绝。
• They were shocked by the hysteria in the media.
  媒体歇斯底里的报道令他们感到震惊。
• In this section, Katherine's terrible hysteria and balderdash feels she seems to be in a state of insanity.
  在这一片段中，凯瑟琳可怕的歇斯底里和胡言乱语让人感觉她似乎是处于一种精神错乱状态中。
• Is Hysteria Real? Brain Images Say Yes!
  癔症是真的吗？脑成像技术告诉我们那时肯定的！
• For much of the 20th century, the search for a neurological basis for hysteria was ignored.
  20世纪的大多时期，癔病神经学上的基础的研究被忽视。