barking mad

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌbarking ˈmad (also barking /ˈbɑːkɪŋ $ ˈbɑːr-/) adjective [not before noun] British English completely crazy or acting very strangely – used humorously 疯狂的，发疯的；行为古怪的〔幽默用法〕

Examples from the Corpus

barking mad• Have you gone absolutely barking mad?• Osbourne, of course, has been called barking mad before.

ˌbarking ˈmad adjectiveChineseSyllable

very used Corpus completely strangely acting crazy or humorously –

barking mad
ˌbarking ˈmad

(also bark‧ing /ˈbɑːkɪŋ $ ˈbɑːr-/) adjective [not before noun] British English
completely crazy or acting very strangely – used humorously

barking mad

BrE

/ˌbɑːkɪŋ ˈmæd/

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NAmE

/ˌbɑːrkɪŋ ˈmæd/

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also bark·ing

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adjective

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BrE,

informal

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completely crazy 疯狂透顶的；完全发疯的