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

• 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。
• 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。
• the moss-covered, topsy-turvy gravestones.
  长满苔藓、东倒西歪的墓碑
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't turn the box topsy-turvy, the dish might fall out.
  不要把箱子倒过来，盘子会掉出来。
• 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。
• 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。