haywire
英 [ˈheɪwaɪə(r)]
美 [ˈheɪwaɪər]
adj. 失控的; 乱套的
BNC.36642 / COCA.22464
习惯用语
adj.
- go haywire
- 出故障;紊乱;失去控制
to stop working correctly or become out of control - After that, things started to go haywire.
此后事情开始失去控制。
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 失控的;乱套的
If something goeshaywire, it goes out of control or starts doing the wrong thing.- Many Americans think their legal system has gone haywire.
很多美国人认为他们的司法体系已经乱套了。
- Many Americans think their legal system has gone haywire.
英英释义
noun
- wire for tying up bales of hay
adj
- not functioning properly
- something is amiss
- has gone completely haywire
- something is wrong with the engine
- informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- it used to drive my husband balmy