Word · Frequency #20864
barmy
疯疯癫癫的；疯狂的
mentally irregular; insane
英式非正式用法，指行为古怪、愚蠢或精神失常。
- 1.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
非正式或俚语,指精神不正常
- 2.
marked by spirited enjoyment
充满活力的享受
兴致勃勃的；欢快的；非正式或俚语,指精神不正常；充满活力的享受；发酵的；[机] 酵母的；泡沫的
In use
You'd have to be barmy to go swimming in this storm.
What a barmy idea to repaint the whole kitchen at midnight!
Their plan seems barmy, but it might actually work.
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。
be barmy about sth
表示‘对…狂热’
She's barmy about vintage cars.
她对老爷车着迷。
drive sb barmy
相当于 drive sb crazy
That constant noise is driving me barmy.
Connections
Collocations
- a barmy idea
- 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。
- go barmy
- 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。
- drive someone barmy
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
informal, chiefly British; gradable (barmier)
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的读音都以重读音节 /-ɑːmi/ 结尾，与 barmy /ˈbɑːmi/ 押韵：balmy、army、smarmy、salami、pastrami、swami。注意 balmy 中的 l 不发音；barmy 和 barley /ˈbɑːli/ 拼写相近，但 barley 结尾是 /li/，所以并不押韵。英式读音里，barmy 拼写中的 r 不单独发音，只表示前面的元音为长音 /ɑː/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.