英语词汇“go haywire”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

go haywire

释义

Idiom

go haywire

Theme: FAILURE

to go wrong; to malfunction; to break down. (Folksy.)

I was talking to Mary when suddenly the telephone went haywire. I haven't heard from her since.There we were, driving along, when the engine went haywire. It was two hours before the tow truck came.

Slang

go haywire

Theme: CRAZINESS

in. [for a person] to go berserk.

I thought for a minute that Pete was going to go haywire.Sorry, I guess I just went haywire for a minute.

Theme: MALFUNCTION

in. [for something] to go out of order; to break down.

My stereo's gone haywire.I'm afraid my car's gone haywire. It won't start.

Idiom

go haywire

informal if a system or machine goes haywire, it stops working as it should and starts working in a way that is completely wrong.

My CD player goes haywire every time my neighbour uses his cordless phone.

idiomgo haywire1 if a machine or process goes haywire, it stops working properly and does strange and unexpected things:Somehow the whole laboratory procedure had gone haywire, and the result we got from the experiment was totally unexpected.It was a good television set, but it used to go a bit haywire when the weather was bad.2 BrE to become very nervous or excited:She didn't pass her driving test - she just went haywire as soon as she saw the examiner.All the boys are noisy and a bit aggressive, but Wayne doesn't just get noisy, he goes haywire.

go haywire

1. To start malfunctioning or having problems. Well, the coffee pot has gone haywire yet again. Maybe it's time to get a new one.

2. To become irrational or crazy. I'll end up going haywire if I have to work in this cubicle for one more day!

go haywire

Rur. to go wrong; to malfunction; to break down. I was talking to Mary when suddenly the telephone went haywire. I haven't heard from her since. There we were, driving along, when the engine went haywire. It was two hours before the tow truck came.

go haywire

Become wildly confused, out of control, or crazy. For example, The plans for the party have gone haywire, or His enemies accused the mayor of going haywire. This term alludes to the wire used for bundling hay, which is hard to handle and readily tangled. [First half of 1900s]

go ˈhaywire

(informal) go out of control; start functioning or behaving in a very strange way: My printer’s gone haywire. It keeps stopping and starting.

go haywire

1. in. [for a person] to go berserk. Sorry, I guess I just went haywire for a minute.

2. in. [for something] to go out of order; to break down. I’m afraid my car’s gone haywire. It won’t start.

go haywire, to

To run amok; to become hopelessly entangled or to break down. There are two theories as to the origin of this term, which is originally American. One holds that it came from the practice of using old baling wire to make repairs, a makeshift solution at best. The other, upheld by H. L. Mencken, says it refers to the difficulty of handling coils of wire used for bundling hay, which readily become entangled.

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