单词 | topsy-turvy |
释义 | topsy-turvy[,tɒpsi'tə:vi]ad. 颠倒地, 乱七八糟地a. 颠倒的, 乱七八糟的n. 颠倒, 混乱vt. 使颠倒, 使混乱 topsy-turvy top.sy-tur.vy AHD: [t¼p”s¶-tûr“v¶] D.J. [7tKpsi86tT8vi8]K.K. [7t$psi6tPvi]adv.(副词)1. With the top downward and the bottom up; upside-down.颠倒:头向下而顶朝上;反过来的2. In a state of utter disorder or confusion:混乱:处于完全的无秩序或混乱的状态:“turning our ordered life topsy-turvy”(&b{Anne Tyler})“把我们本来很有秩序的生活搅得一团糟”(安妮·泰勒)adj.(形容词) top.sy-tur.vi.er,top.sy-tur.vi.est Being in a confused or disordered condition.混乱的:处于无秩序或混乱状态的n.(名词) 【复数】 top.sy-tur.vies The quality, the condition, or an instance of confusion or chaos.混乱:混乱的性质、状况或事件语源:1. Probably from top 1可能源自 top12. obsolete terve [to overturn] from Middle English terven 废语 terve [翻过来] 源自 中古英语 terven 继承用法:top”sy-tur“vily adv.(副词)top”sy-tur“viness n.(名词) |
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