Everybody knows the old man's got bats in the belfry, but some of his ideas are not as crazy as they sound. 大家都知道这老头儿精神有点失常,可是他有些想法听起来并不那么古怪。
You can't believe a word she say because she is bats in the belfry. 她说的话你一句也不能相信,因为她神经失常了。
The poor man must have bats in the belfry-- he wears such peculiar clothes. 这个可怜的人准有点疯--他穿这么怪的衣服。
belfry
[ noun ]
a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
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a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
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Belfry \Bel"fry\, n. [OE. berfray movable tower used in sieges, OF. berfreit, berfroit, F. beffroi, fr. MHG. bervrit, bercvrit, G. bergfriede, fr. MHG. bergen to protect (G. bergen to conceal) + vride peace, protection, G. friede peace; in compounds often taken in the sense of security, or place of security; orig. therefore a place affording security. G. friede is akin to E. free. See {Burg}, and {Free}.] 1. (Mil. Antiq.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.
2. A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.
3. A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose.
4. (Naut.) The framing on which a bell is suspended.