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单词 topsy-turvy
释义
topsy-turvy
adjective,adverb
informal
uk
/ˌtɒp.siˈtɜː.vi/us
/ˌtɑːp.siˈtɝː.vi/
(in astateof being)confused, not wellorganized, or givingimportancetounexpectedthings:
颠三倒四的（地），乱七八糟的（地），杂乱无章的（地）
The government's topsy-turvyprioritiesmeanthatspendingoneducationremainslow.政府在确定哪些项目优先时毫无章法，这就意味着教育经费依然很低。
Synonyms
chaotic
confused
disorderly
higgledy-piggledyinformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
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  • all over the placeidiom
  • alphabet soup
  • at seaidiom
  • discombobulation
  • disordered
  • disorganization
  • disorganized
  • disorientating
  • mush
  • muzzily
  • muzziness
  • mysterious
  • mysteriously
  • unaccountably
  • unexplained
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(Definition oftopsy-turvyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

topsy-turvy| American Dictionary

topsy-turvy
adjective
infml
us
/ˈtɑp·siˈtɜr·vi/
confused, orlackingorganization;upsidedown:
Things are so topsy-turvy atworkthesedays.
(Definition oftopsy-turvyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftopsy-turvy

topsy-turvy
None of these revisions would have been possible had the insurance market continued to spiral in thetopsy-turvyfashion of the 1850s.
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Through this strangely ordered chaos of specimens, thistopsy-turvy, disparate world is homogenized into a dense space that overrides the history of the individual objects.
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So from ignorance these people say thesetopsy-turvythings.
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I am not arguing for atopsy-turvy, unlimited, uninhibited advance of freedom of trade.
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A moretopsy-turvymethod of dealing with social reform was never dreamt of.
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That istopsy-turvyand makes confidence in their proclaimed battle against inflation impossible.
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Surely many other schemes of the same sort for generating power may be turned completelytopsy-turvy when the use of atomic energy is fully developed.
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We have experienced the same crazy,topsy-turvysituation before.
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After all, if matters are equally balanced in thistopsy-turvyworld the owner should be the man with the first claim.
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The whole of this discussion is gettingtopsy-turvy.
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This seems to me to be somewhattopsy-turvy.
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That is a mosttopsy-turvyway of looking at our attitude.
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We shall have to contemplate a radical overhaul of the labour market, including far-reaching changes in the wholetopsy-turvytax benefit system.
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That is the sort oftopsy-turvyworld we now have.
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That is rather atopsy-turvystate of things.
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