topsy-turvy

英 [ˌtɒpsi ˈtɜːvi]

美 [ˌtɑːpsi ˈtɜːrvi]

adj.  乱七八糟的; 杂乱无章的; 颠三倒四的

GRE

牛津词典

adj.

• 乱七八糟的；杂乱无章的；颠三倒四的
  in a state of great confusion
  1. Everything's topsy-turvy in my life at the moment.
     现在我的生活全都被打乱了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 混乱的;乱七八糟的;颠三倒四的
  Something that istopsy-turvyis in a confused or disorganized state.
  1. The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime.
     在我的一生中世界已经变得一团糟。
  2. …the moss-covered, topsy-turvy gravestones.
     长满苔藓、东倒西歪的墓碑

英英释义

adj

• in utter disorder
  1. a disorderly pile of clothes
  Synonym:disorderlyhiggledy-piggledyhugger-muggerjumbled

adv

• in disorderly haste
  1. we ran head over heels toward the shelter
  Synonym:head over heelsheels over headtopsy-turvilyin great confusion
• in a disordered manner
  1. they were piled up higgledy-piggledy
  Synonym:higgledy-piggledy

双语例句

• the moss-covered, topsy-turvy gravestones.
  长满苔藓、东倒西歪的墓碑
• He introduced him into the drawing-room, still encumbered and topsy-turvy, and which bore the air of a field of battle after the joys of the preceding evening.
  他把他引进客厅，那里东西都零乱地堆放着，就象是咋晚快乐节日后的战场。
• The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime.
  在我的一生中世界已经变得一团糟。
• The whole world's going topsy-turvy.
  整个世界正变得颠三倒四。
• Heart inside the topsy-turvy.
  心里面乱七八糟的。
• The robbers turned the whole house topsy-turvy, but they didn't find the money.
  强盗翻遍了整个屋子但没找到钱。
• Topsy-turvy things happen like this all the time when Mercury is retrograde.
  水星逆行的时候，类似的乱七八糟的事情会在这一时期接踵而来。
• The topsy-turvy nature of the Republican race, though, is a reminder that instability is the new normal in politics.
  然而，混乱的共和党总统候选人提名之争提醒人们，不稳定是新的政治常态。
• The government's topsy-turvy priorities mean that spending on education remains low.
  政府颠倒应优先考虑的项目意味着教育经费依然很低。
• We just make everything topsy-turvy, turn everything into bad because we are taught that way, we accept other people as our own opinion.
  我们只是把一切搞得乱七八糟，将一切事情弄糟而已，因为我们被教育成这样，我们接受别人的意见当成是自己的。