madhouse

• n. 精神病院；极为吵闹的场所

比喻用法。

madhouse (n.)

1680s, from mad + house (n.). Figurative use by 1919.

1. That place is a madhouse.

那个地方乱哄哄的。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Don't work in that department; it's a madhouse.

别在那个部门工作，那里太乱。

来自《权威词典》

3. He was like a lunatic reigning in a madhouse over an imaginary kingdom.

他好似一个在疯人院里统治着一个想象王国的精神病人.

来自辞典例句

4. It is easy to understand why he is in the madhouse.

很容易明白他为什么在精神病院.

来自互联网

5. The store is an absolute madhouse during the pre - Christmas period.

在圣诞节前这段时间里,该商店是个疯人院.

来自互联网