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- upside down颠倒的; 颠倒地：
as adv. the fairground ride turned riders topsy-turvy.游乐场的环滑车使乘车人颠倒过来了。
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- in a state of confusion混乱的; 混乱地：
as adj. the topsy-turvy months of the invasion.入侵时混乱的几个月。
派生词
topsy-turvily
adverbtopsy-turviness
noun词源
early 16th cent.: a jingle apparently based on TOP1 and obsolete terve 'overturn'.