haywire
美音:
[´heı´waıə
]英音:
[´heı´waıə
]n.<美>捆干草用的铁丝,取去干草后的杂乱缠绕的铁丝
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haywire为短语/超纲词汇
haywire
/'heɪwaɪə(r); `he,waɪr/
adj (idm 习语) be/go haywire (infml 口) be/become disorganized or out of control 乱糟糟的; 失去控制的
*Since I dropped it on the floor my watch has gone completely haywire. 我的表掉在地板上以後, 就完全乱了套.
haywire
adj
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: From the use of hay-tying wire for quick repairs]
go haywireinformal
to start working in completely the wrong way
My computer's gone haywire.