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mental

adjective
 OPAL WOPAL S
🔊/ˈmentl/
🔊/ˈmentl/
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  1.  
     [usually before noun] connected with or happening in the mind; involving the process of thinking思想的；精神的；思考的；智力的
    • the mental process of remembering记忆的心理过程
    • Do you have a mental picture of what it will look like?在你想象中它会是什么样子？🔊🔊
    • The actor doesn't match the mental image I had of the character.演员与我对角色的心理印象不符。
    • I made a mental note to talk to her about it.我记着要去和她谈谈这事儿。🔊🔊
    • He has a complete mental block (= difficulty in understanding or remembering) when it comes to physics.他对物理一窍不通。🔊🔊
    • These musicians have prodigious mental capacities.这些音乐家具有惊人的智力。
    • The experience caused her huge amounts of mental suffering.那次经历给她带来了巨大的精神痛苦。
    Extra Examples
    • Dehydration can affect your mental processes.脱水会影响您的心理过程。
    • The elderly woman has the mental capacity of a child.这位老年妇女具有孩子的智力。
    • Mental performance can be seriously impaired by alcohol.酒精会严重损害心理表现。
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     [usually before noun] connected with the state of health of the mind or with the treatment of illnesses of the mind精神病治疗的；精神健康的
    • a mental disorder/illness 精神错乱﹔精神病
    • He had a history of mental problems.他有精神病史。
    • She was suffering from physical and mental exhaustion.她当时已经是精疲力竭。🔊🔊
    • The analysis of dreams can reveal details of a person's mental state.对梦的分析可以揭示一个人的心理状态的细节。
    • (old-fashioned) a mental hospital/patient The use of mental in these compounds is now considered old-fashioned, sometimes even offensive. The preferred terms now are psychiatric hospital/patient.精神病医院/患者在这些化合物中使用精神药物现在被认为是老式的，有时甚至令人反感。现在首选的术语是精神病医院/患者。
    compare psychiatric
    Extra Examples
    • She suffered a mental breakdown after her son's death.儿子去世后，她精神崩溃。
    • His family had concerns for his physical and mental well-being.他的家人担心他的身心健康。
    • It is a sport that requires physical and mental toughness.这是一项需要身体和精神韧性的运动。
    Topics Illnessb1
  3. [not usually before noun] (British English, slang) crazy疯狂；发疯
    • Watch him. He's mental.看着他，他疯了。🔊🔊
    • My dad will go mental (= be very angry) when he finds out.我父亲要是发现了，他会气疯的。🔊🔊
    • We were just losing so much money—it was mental.我们损失了这么多钱，这真是令人心痛。
    • It was mental, but a brilliant ending to the film.这是心理上的，但这部电影的辉煌结局。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin mentalis, from Latin mens, ment- ‘mind’.