topsy-turvy
[,tɔpsi'tə:vi]
n. 颠倒;乱七八糟
adj. 颠倒的;乱七八糟的
adv. 颠倒地;乱七八糟地
vt. 使颠倒;使混乱
同义词
参考例子
1.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。
2.It sounds topsy-turvy, but could higher interest rates boost Japanese consumer spending?
听起来是非颠倒,但是更高的利率能促进日本的消费力吗?
3.The Mavs had a topsy-turvy summer that, according to our panel, will leave them right where they were last season: 50-32, and in the middle of the pack.
在过完一个乱七遭八的夏天后,根据我们的预测,小牛将会取得跟上赛季一样的50胜-32负的成绩,排在中间位次。
英文解释
adj.
1.in utter disorder
2.in a disordered manner
3.in disorderly haste
网络释义
topsy-turvy
颠倒地; 七颠八倒; 酣歌畅戏; 颠倒的,乱七八糟的;
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy
耀西的万有引力;
reversedly topsy-turvy
颠倒地;
pell-mell topsy-turvy
乱七八糟地;
whole world is gone topsy-turvy
整个世界都天翻地覆了;