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 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。
• He introduced him into the drawing-room, still encumbered and topsy-turvy, and which bore the air of a field of battle after the joys of the preceding evening.
  他把他引进客厅，那里东西都零乱地堆放着，就象是咋晚快乐节日后的战场。
• 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。
• 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；
• Heart inside the topsy-turvy.
  心里面乱七八糟的。
• 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。
• His relationship with Slughorn is a bit topsy-turvy.
  他和斯拉格霍恩的关系有些乱。
• 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。
• She hurried home and turned everything topsy-turvy to find the lives to save.
  余老夫人急赶回家，翻箱倒柜地找待救之物。
• The whole world's going topsy-turvy.
  整个世界正变得颠三倒四。