"soft wire for binding bales of hay," by 1891, from hay + wire (n.). Adjective meaning "poorly equipped, makeshift" is 1905, American English, from the sense of something held together only with haywire, particularly said to be from use of the stuff in New England lumber camps for jury-rigging and makeshift purposes, so that hay wire outfit became the "contemptuous term for loggers with poor logging equipment" [Bryant, "Logging," 1913]. Its springy, uncontrollable quality led to the sense in go haywire (by 1915).
实用例句
1. Many Americans think their legal system has gone haywire.
很多美国人认为他们的司法体系已经乱套了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The car went haywire.
车子失去控制.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. He is haywire to say that.
他说那种话真疯了.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. Michael tells Haywire he needs him to remember what he drew.
Michael告诉Haywire, 他需要他回忆起他所画的图案.
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5. An orderly comes in and tells Haywire it's time for group therapy.
