topsy-turvy
英 [ˌtɒpsi ˈtɜːvi]
美 [ˌtɑːpsi ˈtɜːrvi]
adj. 乱七八糟的; 杂乱无章的; 颠三倒四的
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- Everything's topsy-turvy in my life at the moment.
现在我的生活全都被打乱了。
- Everything's topsy-turvy in my life at the moment.
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.- The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime.
在我的一生中世界已经变得一团糟。 - …the moss-covered, topsy-turvy gravestones.
长满苔藓、东倒西歪的墓碑
- The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime.
英英释义
adj
- in utter disorder
- a disorderly pile of clothes
adv
- in disorderly haste
- we ran head over heels toward the shelter
- in a disordered manner
- they were piled up higgledy-piggledy
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - I tucked the first penalty away and to be fair then it went a bit topsy-turvy for me with the two missed penalties.
我卷起的罚款外，并首次将公平它又有点乱七八糟我与两位错过处罚。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime.
在我的一生中世界已经变得一团糟。 - 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。 - 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。