manic-depressive (also manic depressive)

• 1. 

  ADJ If someone is manic-depressive, they have a medical condition in which they sometimes feel excited and confident and at other times very depressed. People now use the term to refer to someone with this condition. 燥狂抑郁病的 [老式]

  例：

  She told them that her daughter-in-law was manic-depressive.

  她告诉他们说她的儿媳妇得了燥狂抑郁病。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A manic-depressive is someone who is manic-depressive. 燥狂抑郁病者

  例：

  Her mother is a manic-depressive.

  她妈妈是一位燥狂抑郁病者。