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
双语例句
- Most debit cards have a daily cash withdrawal limit of £ 300-meaning that those lucky enough to use the haywire machine were able to take out a maximum of £ 600.
英国大部分贷记卡每日最高取款金额为300英镑,也就是说,当天成功取款的“幸运儿”们最多从这个出故障的机器里取走了600英镑。 - Andre: remember that moment when Marlon Brando sent the Indian woman to accept the oscar, and everything went haywire?
安德鲁:记住那一刻,当马龙?白兰度让印度妇女去接受奥斯卡奖杯的时候,天下大乱了吗? - Connecting those strands is critical to diagnosing and restoring balance to an immune system gone haywire in a disease like Lassa fever.
将这些线索联系在一起对于像拉沙热导致的免疫系统紊乱的诊断以及平衡的保持是至关重要的。 - But Haywire always said that he wanted to go to Holland.
但是海威尔总是说他想去荷兰。 - In my first company, things were going haywire in the project.
在我的第一家公司,事情会在项目失控。 - Mr Obama warned that markets could go haywire if there is another confrontation over the US debt limit.
奥巴马警告称,如果在债务上限问题再次发生对峙,市场可能会陷入混乱。 - WASHINGTON-Overeating makes the brain go haywire, prompting a cascade of damage that may cause diabetes, heart disease and other ills, US researchers reported on Thursday.
华盛顿讯-美国研究员周四报告,进食过量导致大脑功能紊乱,引发一系列的损害,从而导致糖尿病、心脏病和其他疾病。 - But when he saw this kid trying to steal his new car, he really went haywire.
但是当他看到那孩子想偷他那辆新车的时候,他真是火冒三丈。 - A lot of times these answers were wrapped up in a totally haywire drama of fast-paced teens and a downward spiral.
通常情况下,这类问题的答案总会与一些早熟少年、负螺旋等混乱题材的剧情捆绑在一起。 - In autoimmune disorders, the system goes haywire, mistaking the body's own tissues for foreign invaders and destroying them.
自身免疫性疾病中,免疫系统功能紊乱,把自身组织误认为是外来的侵袭物并且破坏它们。