音标:[.tɒpsi'tә:vi] ;
adv. 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
s in utter disorder
r in a disordered manner
r in disorderly haste

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topsy-turvy的用法和样例:

例句

  1. This sudden development turned all our plans topsy-turvy.这一情况出现得很突然,把我们的计划全都打乱了。
  2. Burglars had turned the house topsy-turvy.窃贼把房子翻得乱七八糟。
  3. He holds the book topsy-turvy.他把书拿倒了。

经典引文

  • A chaos of carts..lay topsy-turvy at the bottom of a..hill.

    出自:Dickens
  • It's rather topsy-turvy, thoughsSausage rolls after jam tarts.

    出自:P. H. Johnson
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