batty

adjective

/ˈbæti/

(informal, especially British English)

(of people or ideas人或思想) slightly crazy, in a way that causes no harm疯疯癫癫的；古怪的
- a batty old man疯疯癫癫的老人
- Her mum’s completely batty.她妈妈完全是疯疯癫癫的。
- There was a batty old woman living next door.隔壁住着一个疯疯癫癫的老妇人。
Synonyms mad
mad
- crazy
- nuts
- batty
- out of your mind
- (not) in your right mind
These are all informal words that describe somebody who has a mind that does not work normally.
- mad (especially British English, informal) having a mind that does not work normally:指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的：
  I thought I’d go mad if I stayed any longer.我觉得再待久一点我就会发疯。
  Mad is an informal word used to suggest that somebody’s behaviour is very strange, often because of extreme emotional pressure. It is offensive if used to describe somebody suffering from a real mental illness; say instead that somebody is mentally ill or has mental health issues. Mad is not usually used in this meaning in North American English; use crazy instead.
- crazy (informal) having a mind that does not work normally:指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的：
  A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room.一个疯老太婆租了楼上那个房间。
  Like mad, crazy is offensive if used to describe somebody suffering from a real mental illness.
- nuts [not before noun] (informal) mad:
  That noise is driving me nuts!那噪音吵得我要疯了！
  You guys are nuts!你们这些家伙全疯了！
- batty (especially British English, informal) slightly mad, in a harmless way:
  Her mum’s completely batty.她妈妈完全是疯疯癫癫的。
- out of your mind (informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or worry:
  She was out of her mind with grief.她悲痛得精神失常了。
- (not) in your right mind (informal) (not) mentally normal:指精神（不）正常：
  No one in their right mind would choose to work there.任何一个精神正常的人都不会选择去那里工作。
Patterns
- to be mad/crazy/nuts/out of your mind/not in your right mind to do something
- to go mad/crazy/nuts/batty
- to drive somebody mad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of their mind
- completely mad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of your mind
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
词源early 20th cent.: from bat (the animal) + -y.

词汇	batty
释义	batty adjective /ˈbæti/ /ˈbæti/ (informal, especially British English) (of people or ideas人或思想) slightly crazy, in a way that causes no harm疯疯癫癫的；古怪的 a batty old man疯疯癫癫的老人 Her mum’s completely batty.她妈妈完全是疯疯癫癫的。 There was a batty old woman living next door.隔壁住着一个疯疯癫癫的老妇人。 Synonyms madmad crazy nuts batty out of your mind (not) in your right mind These are all informal words that describe somebody who has a mind that does not work normally. mad (especially British English, informal) having a mind that does not work normally:指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的： I thought I’d go mad if I stayed any longer.我觉得再待久一点我就会发疯。 Mad is an informal word used to suggest that somebody’s behaviour is very strange, often because of extreme emotional pressure. It is offensive if used to describe somebody suffering from a real mental illness; say instead that somebody is mentally ill or has mental health issues. Mad is not usually used in this meaning in North American English; use crazy instead. crazy (informal) having a mind that does not work normally:指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的： A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room.一个疯老太婆租了楼上那个房间。 Like mad, crazy is offensive if used to describe somebody suffering from a real mental illness. nuts [not before noun] (informal) mad: That noise is driving me nuts!那噪音吵得我要疯了！ You guys are nuts!你们这些家伙全疯了！ batty (especially British English, informal) slightly mad, in a harmless way: Her mum’s completely batty.她妈妈完全是疯疯癫癫的。 out of your mind (informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or worry: She was out of her mind with grief.她悲痛得精神失常了。 (not) in your right mind (informal) (not) mentally normal:指精神（不）正常： No one in their right mind would choose to work there.任何一个精神正常的人都不会选择去那里工作。 Patterns to be mad/crazy/nuts/out of your mind/not in your right mind to do something to go mad/crazy/nuts/batty to drive somebody mad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of their mind completely mad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of your mind Topics Personal qualitiesc2 词源early 20th cent.: from bat (the animal) + -y.
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