haywire

haywire

英 ['heɪwaɪə]
　　美 ['hewaɪɚ]

n. [電] 臨時電線；捆幹草用的鐵絲
　　adj. 亂糟糟的，亂七八糟的；瘋狂的

中文詞源：

haywire 捆草繩，紊亂，失去控制

hay,幹草，wire,線，繩。即捆草的繩子，一不小心就會纏到一起，引申詞義紊亂，失去控制。

例句：

1. Many Americans think their legal system has gone haywire.
很多美國人認為他們的司法體系已經亂套瞭。

2. The car went haywire.
車子失去控制.

3. He is haywire to say that.
他說那種話真瘋瞭.

4. Michael tells Haywire he needs him to remember what he drew.
Michael告訴Haywire, 他需要他回憶起他所畫的圖案.

5. An orderly comes in and tells Haywire it's time for group therapy.
一個勤雜工走進來告訴Haywire是 集體心理治療的時間瞭.