haywire

['hei.waiə]

n.临时电线,捆干草用的铁丝
adj.乱七八糟的,失去控制的,故障的

例句与用法：

I want the right time. My watch seems to have gone haywire.

我需要知道正确的时间; 我的表好像坏了。

I had arranged to do the shopping when we got back from our holiday, but my plans went haywire when the train was three hours late.

我本来安排好了我们度假回家后的购物计划，但是火车晚点3小时，把我的计划全搅乱了。

Since I dropped it on the floor my watch has gone completely haywire.

我的表掉在地板上以後，就完全乱了套。

详细释义：

n.

1. 【美】捆干草用的铅丝

2. 马铃薯病害的一种

a.

【美】【口】混乱的; 疯狂的