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topsy-turvy

美[ˌtɑːpsi'tɜːrvi]  英[ˌtɒpsi'tɜːvi]
adv.  颠倒地;乱七八糟地
adj.  颠倒的
n.  颠倒(=topsy-turviness)
  副词:topsy-turvily  比较级:topsy-turvier  最高级:topsy-turviest  名词:topsy-turviness  名词复数:topsy-turvies
  近义词:confused,chaotic,mixedup,jumbled,upside-down,inverted,reversed,disordered,inverse,over,upsidedown,inamess,allovertheplace,disorganized,higgledy-piggledy,topsy-turvily,headoverheels,disorderly,heelsoverhead,hugger-mugger,

英英释义

Adjective
  1. in utter disorder;

    "a disorderly pile of clothes"

Adverb
  1. in a disordered manner;

    "they were piled up higgledy-piggledy"

  2. in disorderly haste;

    "we ran head over heels toward the shelter"

例句

  1. This sudden development turned all our plans topsy-turvy.这一情况出现得很突然,把我们的计划全都打乱了。
  2. Burglars had turned the house topsy-turvy.窃贼把房子翻得乱七八糟。
  3. He holds the book topsy-turvy.他把书拿倒了。
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