topsy-turvy
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌtɒp.siˈtɜː.vi]
- 美式音标 [ˌtɑːp.siˈtɝː.vi]
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基本解释
- adj. 乱七八糟的，颠三倒四的，混乱的
- adv. 颠倒地，混乱地
- n. 乱七八糟，极其混乱
英汉例句
- 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。 - But in this topsy-turvy crisis these promises are now pressing down on banks’ share prices.
但在这次混乱的危机中，这些承诺正在使银行的股票价格下跌。 - Usually, galaxies this topsy-turvy result from a recent collision with a neighboring galaxy.
通常星系这种乱七八糟是最近与邻近星系碰撞的结果。 - But look at the chart above for a reminder of the topsy-turvy ride of late.
FORBES: Connect - The system "is topsy-turvy, " says Dr. Dean Ornish , president of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute.
FORBES: Say No To Prescription Drugs - Of course, since this involves urban school districts, all the money facts are topsy-turvy by now.
FORBES: Christie Learns School Funding IS A (State) Constitutional Case
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- Yoshi Topsy -Turvy 耀西的万有引力
- reversedly topsy -turvy 颠倒地
- turn topsy -turvy 颠倒
- topsy -turvy speech 语言颠倒
- Sticky Feet Topsy -Turvy 黏黏颠倒
短语
英英字典
- (in a state of being) confused, not well organized, or giving importance to unexpected things
- Something that is topsy-turvy is in a confused or disorganized state.
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专业释义
- 颠倒地