delirium

英 [dɪˈlɪriəm]

美 [dɪˈlɪriəm]

n.  谵妄，神志失常，说胡话(常由疾病引起)

复数：deliriums　

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BNC.20595 / COCA.19712

牛津词典

noun

• 谵妄，神志失常，说胡话（常由疾病引起）
  a mental state where sb becomes delirious , usually because of illness
  1. fits of delirium
     一阵阵胡言乱语

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 谵妄;神志不清;说胡话
  If someone is suffering fromdelirium, they are not able to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way because they are very ill and have a fever.
  1. In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times.
     她在神志不清的状态下几次摔倒在地上。

英英释义

noun

• a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
• state of violent mental agitation
  Synonym:crazefrenzyfuryhysteria

双语例句

• After perceiving similarities in the experiences of people on LSD and people going through delirium tremens, the psychiatrists undertook a series of experiments.
  在人们理解了服用LSD后的体验与经历震颤性谵妄的相似性后，精神病医师着手了一系列的实验。
• We're very worried about Paul because he's been in a state of delirium for so long.
  我们很担心保罗，他处于胡言乱语的高烧状态。
• The first was, probably, one of those nightmares occasioned and brought back by his hours of delirium.
  第一个割风可能是他在昏迷时刻的噩梦里出现而又幻灭了的。
• After the fever and delirium had left him, he did not again pronounce her name, and it might have been supposed that he no longer thought of her.
  自从他摆脱了高烧和昏迷状态以后，他不再念这个名字了，别人可能认为他已经忘记了。
• In the delirium of revolutionary success and market dominance, such details were easily ignored.
  在改革成功和市场优势的狂热下，很容易忽略这些细节。
• I suggested to him that we should take Mrs Crick's kind present to the children of the man who can earn nothing just now because of his attacks of delirium tremens;
  我向你的父亲提议，把克里克太太好意送来的礼物送给一个人的孩子们了，那人得了震颤性谵妄病，不能挣钱了；
• The most common of these refractory symptoms are severe pain, agitated delirium, dyspnea, and psychological or existential suffering.
  这些常见难治疗的症状包括严重疼痛、躁动性谵妄、呼吸困难以及心理或存在性的痛苦等。
• In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times.
  她在神志不清的状态下几次摔倒在地上。
• Plus I can't stop thinking about all our happiness together, the thrilling delirium when times were good.
  再加上，我忍不住想起我们在一起的幸福日子，那段打得火热的美好时光。
• Herbert and Neb began to show symptoms of delirium.
  赫伯特和纳布已经显出精神错乱的症状来了。