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

• 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。
• Heart inside the topsy-turvy.
  心里面乱七八糟的。
• 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 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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 children turned the whole house topsy-turvy when their mother went out.
  当母亲不在家时，孩子们把屋里都翻遍了。
• 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。
• 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。