| 词汇 | lose (one's) marbles |
| 释义 | lose (one's) marblesTo be or become mentally deficient, incompetent, or deranged; to become of unsound mind. My poor grandmother started losing her marbles after she had a stroke. I've been so sleep deprived lately that it feels like I've lost my marbles! lose (all) one's marblesand lose one's mindFig. to go crazy; to go out of one's mind. What a silly thing to say! Have you lost your marbles? Look at Sally jumping up and down and screaming. Is she losing all her marbles? I can't seem to remember anything. I think I'm losing my mind. lose one's marblessee under have all one's buttons. lose your marblesINFORMALIf you lose your marbles, you become crazy. At 83 I haven't lost my marbles and my memory is, thank God, as clear as it ever was. People are talking about him as if he's lost his marbles. Note: You can also say that someone has all their marbles, meaning that they are not crazy. He's in his eighties but he clearly still has all his marbles. lose your marblesgo insane; become irrational or senile. informalMarbles as a term for ‘a person's mental faculties’ probably originated as early 20th-century American slang. The underlying reference is apparently to the children's game played with multicoloured glass balls. 1998 Spectator At least, that is how I recall the event, but I am losing my marbles. lose your ˈmarbles(informal) become crazy or mentally confused: They say the old man has lost his marbles because of the strange things he’s been saying, but I’m not so sure.lose (all) one’s marbles tv. to become crazy. (see also have all one’s marbles.) Have you lost all your marbles? lose one’s marblesverbSee lose all one’s marbles |
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