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

• 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。
• 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。
• The whole world's going topsy-turvy.
  整个世界正变得颠三倒四。
• In a world which really is topsy-turvy, the true is a moment of the false.
  翻译成中文就是：在一个颠倒过来的社会里，真实不过是虚假的一个瞬间。
• 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。
• 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。
• Everything is topsy-turvy in your room.
  你看看你的房间，什。
• 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 moss-covered, topsy-turvy gravestones.
  长满苔藓、东倒西歪的墓碑
• 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。