英语词组bats in the bellfry是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

have bats in the belfry

To be crazy; to act, think, or behave in a foolish or nonsensical manner. Tommy must have bats in the belfry if he thinks he can convince our mother to let him get a tattoo for his birthday. There's an old lady who stands on the corner yelling at strangers all day. I think she might have bats in the belfry.

bats in one's belfry, have

Be crazy or at least very eccentric, as in Sally thought her aunt's belief in ghosts indicated she had bats in her belfry. This term in effect likens the bat's seemingly erratic flight in the dark to ideas flying around in a person's head. [Early 1900s]

have bats in the belfry

have bats in your belfry

OLD-FASHIONED

If someone has bats in the belfry they are crazy. Don't say that to anyone else or they'll think you've got bats in the belfry! Note: The belfry is the top part of a church tower where the bells are kept, and bats resting there would fly about wildly when disturbed by the bells being rung. In this expression, the belfry represents the person's head.

have bats in the (or your) belfry

be eccentric or crazy. informal

This expression refers to the way in which bats in an enclosed space fly about wildly if they are disturbed.

c. 1901 G. W. Peck Peck's Red-Headed Boy They all thought a crazy man with bats in his belfry had got loose.

have ˌbats in the ˈbelfry

(old-fashioned, informal) be crazy or eccentric

词组	bats in the bellfry
释义	(redirected from bats in the bellfry) have bats in the belfry To be crazy; to act, think, or behave in a foolish or nonsensical manner. Tommy must have bats in the belfry if he thinks he can convince our mother to let him get a tattoo for his birthday. There's an old lady who stands on the corner yelling at strangers all day. I think she might have bats in the belfry. bats in one's belfry, have Be crazy or at least very eccentric, as in Sally thought her aunt's belief in ghosts indicated she had bats in her belfry. This term in effect likens the bat's seemingly erratic flight in the dark to ideas flying around in a person's head. [Early 1900s] have bats in the belfry or have bats in your belfry OLD-FASHIONED If someone has bats in the belfry they are crazy. Don't say that to anyone else or they'll think you've got bats in the belfry! Note: The belfry is the top part of a church tower where the bells are kept, and bats resting there would fly about wildly when disturbed by the bells being rung. In this expression, the belfry represents the person's head. have bats in the (or your) belfry be eccentric or crazy. informal This expression refers to the way in which bats in an enclosed space fly about wildly if they are disturbed. c. 1901 G. W. Peck Peck's Red-Headed Boy They all thought a crazy man with bats in his belfry had got loose. have ˌbats in the ˈbelfry (old-fashioned, informal) be crazy or eccentric
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