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

• Here, a chaos of carts, overthrown and jumbled together, lay topsy-turvy at the bottom of a steep unnatural hill;
  这里，翻倒在地、杂乱一团的大车横七竖八地躺在一座峻峭的非自然的小山底下；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• For a few weeks after the accident her world was turned topsy-turvy.
  事故发生后的几个星期，她的世界变得颠三倒四。
• 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。
• Silver and the birds, and the tall Spy-glass hill-top, going round and round and topsy-turvy before my eyes, and all manner of bells ringing and distant voices shouting in my ear.
  希尔弗、鸟、高高的望远镜山在我的眼前转呀转，各种不同的钟声和远处的人声在我耳畔嗡嗡作响。
• 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。
• 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。
• His relationship with Slughorn is a bit topsy-turvy.
  他和斯拉格霍恩的关系有些乱。