haywire

🇺🇸 /ˈheɪwaɪər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈheɪwaɪə(r)/
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adjective
R

Not working right or behaving in a crazy, hard-to-predict way.

The computer went haywire and started making strange noises.

电脑失控了,开始发出奇怪的声音。

R

Completely messed up or in disarray.

The office was haywire after the surprise inspection.

突击检查后,办公室一片混乱。

verb
R

To make something stop working or get all mixed up.

The power outage haywired the computer system.

停电导致计算机系统失控。

translation

adj. 失常, 混乱
v. 搞砸