英 [ˈkrækpɒt] 美 [ˈkrækpɑːt]
n. 怪人
adj. 古怪的，不切实际的
复数crackpots
crackpot /ˈkrækˌpɒt/
形容词 If you describe someone or their ideas as crackpot, you disapprove of them because you think that their ideas are strange and crazy. 古怪的; 荒诞的
...crackpot schemes.
...几个荒诞的计划。
可数名词 A crackpot is a crackpot person. 怪人; 狂人
She was no more a crackpot than the rest of us.
她并不比我们其余人更怪诞。
... coward 胆小鬼 crackpot 疯子，怪人，狂想者 crook 骗子 ...
不切实际的，想入非非的
ideal / unreasonable / dream
She was no more a crackpot than the rest of us.
她并不比我们其余人更怪诞。
Is the man a crackpot or a genius?
我眼前的这个男人到底是疯子还是天才？
Well, Greene, our crackpot finally flipped his lid.
格林，我们的这位疯子终于自食其果了。
What should the FDA do about crackpot beliefs that inspire people to buy overpriced juice?
The authors in their effort to support a crackpot theory used data that is essentially useless.
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Coming up with crackpot theories and having them slapped down by the IRS and the courts.