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

• Since he was divorced with his wife, he turned his life topsy-turvy.
  自从他与他的太太离婚后，他的生活变成一团糟。
• I tucked the first penalty away and to be fair then it went a bit topsy-turvy for me with the two missed penalties.
  我卷起的罚款外，并首次将公平它又有点乱七八糟我与两位错过处罚。
• When anything is topsy-turvy, it turns my stomach.
  如果一切都乱七八糟，就会使我倒胃口。
• Any company that hopes to stay relevant in a topsy-turvy world has no choice but to grow the numerator.
  在眼花缭乱的世界，希望占有一席地位的任何公司，没有选择，只有扩大分子。
• The whole world's going topsy-turvy.
  整个世界正变得颠三倒四。
• This is a topsy-turvy world like Alice found in Wonderland.
  这是一个颠倒的世界，就像艾莉丝身处奇境一样。
• 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。
• She hurried home and turned everything topsy-turvy to find the lives to save.
  余老夫人急赶回家，翻箱倒柜地找待救之物。
• But even experienced Japanologists can find Japan a topsy-turvy place.
  但即使是有经验的日本学家也会发现，日本是一个颠覆常理的国家。