higgledy-piggledy + noun
用作定语，修饰名词，表示杂乱无章的状态。
The books were stacked in a higgledy-piggledy pile.
这些书堆成一堆乱七八糟的。
完全混乱地；乱七八糟的；杂乱无章的
完全混乱地
in utter disorder
The toys were all higgledy-piggledy across the room.
玩具在房间里乱七八糟的。
用法提示：这里higgledy-piggledy用作形容词，表示杂乱无章的状态。
The files in the cabinet were completely higgledy-piggledy, with no order at all.
柜子里的档案完全乱七八糟，没有任何顺序。
用法提示：这里higgledy-piggledy用作形容词，强调毫无秩序。
The construction site looked higgledy-piggledy, with piles of materials everywhere.
建筑工地看起来乱七八糟，到处是成堆的材料。
用法提示：这里higgledy-piggledy用作形容词，描述杂乱的外观。
用作定语，修饰名词，表示杂乱无章的状态。
The books were stacked in a higgledy-piggledy pile.
这些书堆成一堆乱七八糟的。
用作表语，表示处于杂乱状态。
His room was entirely higgledy-piggledy.
他的房间完全乱七八糟。
higgledy-piggledy强调杂乱无章的状态或排列；helter-skelter则强调动作的慌乱仓促，而非静态的混乱。
pell-mell与higgledy-piggledy都表示一片混乱，但pell-mell更强调混乱中的匆忙、急促，常形容人的行动。
topsy-turvy强调上下颠倒、位置错乱或局面颠倒，而higgledy-piggledy只强调混乱无序，不特指上下颠倒。
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