"have a screw loose" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 脑子有点不正常
• 脑袋有点毛病

Definition

这个非正式表达意思是某人举止有点怪，像脑子出了点问题一样。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语和幽默的说法，多用于朋友间形容有点怪异的人，不指真正精神疾病。常用在'他好像脑子有点不正常'。

Examples

I think Tom has a screw loose because he talks to his plants.

我觉得汤姆**脑子有点不正常**，因为他会和植物说话。

Some people say my uncle has a screw loose.

有些人说我叔叔**脑子有点毛病**。

She jumps in the rain barefoot—she has a screw loose.

她光脚在雨中跳舞——**脑子有点不正常**。

Don’t mind Jack—he has a screw loose, but he’s harmless.

别理杰克——**脑子有点毛病**，不过他没坏心眼。

Honestly, sometimes I think my brother has a screw loose with his wild ideas.

说真的，有时候我觉得我哥哥那些疯狂想法真是**脑子有点不正常**。

You must have a screw loose if you want to swim in that freezing lake!

你想在那么冷的湖里游泳，肯定**脑子有点毛病**！