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be barmy
常用于口语，表示‘疯癫的’
He's completely barmy if he thinks that will work.
如果他认为那行得通，那他简直是疯了。
疯疯癫癫的；疯狂的
barmier — comparative of barmy
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疯疯癫癫的；疯狂的
mentally irregular; insane
He's completely barmy if he thinks that will work.
如果他认为那行得通，那他简直是疯了。
英式非正式用法，指行为古怪、愚蠢或精神失常。
非正式或俚语,指精神不正常
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
充满活力的享受
marked by spirited enjoyment
You'd have to be barmy to go swimming in this storm.
在这样的暴风雨里去游泳，你一定是疯了。
What a barmy idea to repaint the whole kitchen at midnight!
半夜把整个厨房重新刷一遍，真是个荒唐的主意！
Their plan seems barmy, but it might actually work.
他们的计划看起来很疯狂，但也许真的行得通。
常用于口语，表示‘疯癫的’
He's completely barmy if he thinks that will work.
如果他认为那行得通，那他简直是疯了。
表示‘对…狂热’
She's barmy about vintage cars.
她对老爷车着迷。
相当于 drive sb crazy
That constant noise is driving me barmy.
那持续的噪音快把我逼疯了。
Not this
The weather is barmy today.
Use this
The weather is balmy today.
barmy 意为‘疯癫的’或‘发酵的’，用于形容天气不合适；而 balmy 意为‘温和宜人的’，常用来描述好天气。混淆二者是常见拼写错误。
Not this
He is a barmy.
Use this
He is barmy.
barmy 是形容词，不能直接作名词使用。表示‘他是个疯子’应说 'He is barmy' 或 'He is a crazy person'，但不可说 'a barmy'。
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一个荒唐的念头
Selling your house and living on a boat sounds like a barmy idea to me.
在我看来，卖掉房子住在船上是个荒唐的念头。
发疯；失去理智
Dad went barmy when he saw the scratched car.
爸爸看到被刮花的汽车时大发雷霆。
把某人逼疯
The kids have been driving me barmy all day with their questions.
孩子们一整天问来问去，都快把我逼疯了。
Use barmier naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 barmy 拆成 bar(酒吧)+my：想象在酒吧里我的那位朋友疯疯癫癫又玩得欢，记住它指“疯癫的；兴致勃勃的”。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual chat about someone's odd behaviour、informal talk about a lively, fun occasion barmy 多用于非正式口语或轻松语境，带有随意、调侃的色彩；可表示“疯疯癫癫的、古怪的”，也可表示“热闹、尽兴的”。正式书面语中不常用，使用时注意场合。
informal, chiefly British; gradable (barmier)
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