crackpot
US /ˈkræk.pɑːt/
UK /ˈkræk.pɒt/
名词
疯子, 怪人, 神经病
a person who has strange, unconventional, or foolish ideas or theories
示例:
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His new theory about aliens building the pyramids sounds like something a crackpot would say.
他关于外星人建造金字塔的新理论听起来像是疯子说的话。
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Don't listen to that old crackpot; he's always coming up with wild ideas.
别听那个老疯子的，他总是提出一些疯狂的想法。
形容词
荒谬的, 古怪的, 疯狂的
having strange, unconventional, or foolish ideas or theories
示例:
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He has some really crackpot ideas about how to solve the world's problems.
他对如何解决世界问题有一些非常荒谬的想法。
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The newspaper dismissed his claims as crackpot theories.
报纸将他的主张斥为荒谬的理论。