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单词 topsy-turvy
释义

top·sy-tur·vy

adjective
/ˌtɒpsi ˈtɜːvi/
/ˌtɑːpsi ˈtɜːrvi/
(informal)
  1. in a state in which nothing is certain and everything is very confused乱七八糟的;杂乱无章的;颠三倒四的
    • Everything's topsy-turvy in my life at the moment.现在我的生活全都被打乱了。
    • Her books take you into a topsy-turvy world where you can be sure of nothing.她的书带你进入一个混乱的世界,在那里你什么都不确定。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTopsy-turvy is used with these nouns:
    • world
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: a jingle apparently based on top and obsolete terve ‘overturn’.
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