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

• Dear Lord, despite the topsy-turvy day I've had, I give thanks to you.
  亲爱的主啊，尽管是这样的生活，我还是要感谢你。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• the moss-covered, topsy-turvy gravestones.
  长满苔藓、东倒西歪的墓碑
• 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。
• Everything is topsy-turvy in your room.
  你看看你的房间，什。
• The refusal of the actor turned all our arrangements for the performance topsy-turvy.
  那个演员拒绝出台把我们整个演出安排都搞乱了。
• Everything's topsy-turvy in my life at the moment.
  现在我的生活中一切都被打乱了。
• 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。