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haywire

C1 adj
us /ˈheɪ.waɪɚ/

haywire /ˈheɪ.waɪ.ə(ɹ)/ nghĩa là tạm bợ, ọp ẹp

Các nghĩa

  1. tạm bợ, ọp ẹp

    Roughly-made, unsophisticated, decrepit (from the use of haywire for temporary repairs).

    Tom went haywire.

    The team went haywire after winning the world cup.

    The drunkard had too much to drink; he has gone haywire.

  2. trục trặc, hỏng hóc

    Behaviorally erratic or uncontrollable, especially of a machine or mechanical process.

    It was working fine until it went haywire and wouldn't stop printing blank sheets.

    Those kids go haywire when they don't get what they want.

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