haywire
adjective /ˈheɪwaɪə(r)/
/ˈheɪwaɪər/
词源early 20th cent. (originally US): from hay + wire, from the use of hay-baling wire in makeshift repairs.
Idioms Idioms
go haywire
- (informal) to stop working correctly or become out of control
出故障；紊乱；失去控制 - After that, things started to go haywire.
此后事情开始失去控制。 - The clock seems to have gone a bit haywire.
这只钟似乎有点乱了。
- After that, things started to go haywire.