| 单词 | haywire |
| 释义 | haywire (once / 32382 pages) 1n 2adj When something goes haywire, it's out of control or completely chaotic. You'll sense that things have gone haywire at a birthday party if suddenly the young guests are having a crazed water gun fight indoors. A riot is an extreme example of things going haywire, when people get angry enough about something that they ignore rules and laws, breaking windows and setting things on fire. A less serious case of things gone haywire could be a flock of chickens escaping an enclosure, running loose in your vegetable garden. The literal, and original, meaning of haywire is "wire used to bind hay." The wire's "springy unpredictability" led to today's common definition. WORD FAMILYhaywire: haywires USAGE EXAMPLESWhen both sides went haywire Sunday, the result was obvious: a loss. Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016) A college football November Saturday always reserves the right to go all to hell and then all haywire. Washington Post(Nov 13, 2016) Our definitions of populism and elitism have gone haywire. Time(Nov 09, 2016) 1 n wire for tying up bales of hay 2Hyper wire ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc 1adj informal or slang terms for mentally irregular Syn around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky insane afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement 2adj not functioning properly has gone completely haywire Syn amiss, awry, wrong malfunctioning, nonfunctional not performing or able to perform its regular function |
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