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发信人: yangs (§大海暖洋洋●春耕忙§), 信区: English
标  题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年02月28日02:39:22 星期四), 站内信件



 
 
 
haywire  
 
 
 
Definition: Broken; in a state of chaos; not working. 
Example: 1) Jack lost all of his work when his computer went haywire.  

Etymology: Literally, 'haywire' is what holds a bale of hay (cut 
grass) together. It frequently breaks, however, and when it does it 
tends to move very quickly in several directions, like a whip. Now the 
term is used to describe anything that breaks in a crazy way.
 
Synonyms: bonkers
 
 

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            The shining sea            马可以 划船不用浆                                    
            And                                                                     
            The blue sky               马可以 扬帆没有风向                                 
            Share                                                                     
            The same  color            马到成功！！！                                                       

※ 来源:·哈工大紫丁香 bbs.hit.edu.cn·[FROM: dsp.hit.edu.cn]