n. 狂热； 癖好； [医]躁狂

suf. ... 狂； 对 ... 有过分的热情

Strictly,mania is a kind of madness which makes people violent. 严格地说，狂热是一种使人极端性的精神病。

French potholer, Berger, is a mania for cave exploration. 法国洞穴探险家伯杰是一位洞穴探险的狂热爱好者。

Mania is a habit we develop for a long time. 癖好是长时间形成的一种习惯。

Collecting small items can easily become a mania. 收藏零星物品往往容易变成一种癖好。

There is the milder end of the spectrum, or hypomania, then there is the full-blown mania. 通常是在较温和的轻躁之后，蓄势待发的躁狂袭来。