freak out

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A negative or unpleasant experience with LSD or another psychedelic drug. dated,slang
动词 v.
  1. To react with extreme anger or fear, to the extent that one loses one's composure or behaves irrationally. informal,intransitive
    — When Peter saw the nail poking up through his foot, he freaked out and started hyperventilating.
  2. To scare or unnerve someone. informal,transitive
    — Don't take off your shirt when working behind the counter. You'll freak the customers out.
  3. To be upset or nervous; to be scared or unnerved. informal,intransitive
  4. To adopt an unconventional (especially countercultural) persona or appearance. informal,intransitive
    — On a personal level, Freaking Out is a process whereby an individual casts off outmoded and restricting standards of thinking, dress, and social etiquette in order to express CREATIVELY his relationship to his immediate environment and the social structure as a whole.

词形变化

freak outs plural freaks out present,singular,third-person freaking out participle,present freaked out participle,past freaked out past

词源

词源 1
From freak + out. Countercultural slang, originally referring to a positive reaction or experience from the use of a psychotropic, usually a hallucinogenic or psychedelic drug. First use appears c. 1966 in several newspapers, particularly in the Independent (Long Beach, California).
词源 2
From freak + out. Countercultural slang, originally referring to a positive reaction or experience from the use of a psychotropic, usually a hallucinogenic or psychedelic drug. First use appears c. 1966 in several newspapers, particularly in the Independent (Long Beach, California).
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