失控 (shī kòng) — to go out of control, to lose control

Definition

Examples

• 汽车失控，撞上了一棵树。
  Qì chē shī kòng, zhuàng shàng le yì kē shù.
  The car went out of control and hit a tree.
• 他突然情绪失控，对着人大声喊。
  Tā tū rán qíng xù shī kòng, duì zhe rén dà shēng hǎn.
  He suddenly lost control.of his emotions and screamed at people.
• 要是火势失控，后果会很严重。
  Yào shi huǒ shì shī kòng, hòu guǒ huì hěn yán zhòng.
  If the fire goes out of control, the consequences will be severe.