barking
barking — adjective
1. behaving or thinking in a way that shows a complete lack of common sense, used i
behaving or thinking in a way that shows a complete lack of common sense, used informally in British English to describe actions, ideas, or people that seem completely unreasonable.
Piotr thought his landlord was barking for charging him to paint the ceiling pink.
be + barking for describing a person's action as crazy
The plan to cycle across the Sahara in August sounds absolutely barking to me.
barking + sounds/seems/looks for describing an idea or plan
Nkechi's mum said she was barking to leave her job and become a street musician.
Everyone called the idea barking, but Bao was convinced his homemade rocket would fly.
Quinn called their flatmate barking mad for keeping six rescue rabbits at home.
- bonkers
also British slang, slightly more humorous and less intense
- mad
standard British English for 'crazy'; less slangy than 'barking'
- insane
more formal and more severe in tone; can be offensive if used about mental health
- ridiculous
neutral register, works in any variety of English
文法句型
be + barking
barking + mad
find something + barking
用法筆記
Almost exclusively British English; may confuse American or Australian readers. The phrase is commonly intensified with 'mad' — 'barking mad' is the most frequent form. Never used in formal writing.