be topsy-turvy
常作表语，描述状态。
The room was topsy-turvy after the party.
派对后房间乱七八糟。
颠倒的；倒置的
topsy-turvier — comparative of topsy-turvy
混乱的；乱七八糟的；颠倒地；倒置地。；混乱的；无秩序的。；乱七八糟的
颠倒地；倒置地。
Backwards or upside down.
混乱的；无秩序的。
Chaotic; disorderly.
After the storm, the campsite was topsy-turvy, with tents and chairs scattered everywhere.
暴风雨过后，露营地一片混乱，帐篷和椅子散落得到处都是。
用法提示：形容词作表语，表示混乱的、乱七八糟的状态。
The toddler left the picture book topsy-turvy, so we turned it right side up.
小孩把图画书放倒了，所以我们把它转正。
用法提示：形容词作宾语补足语，表示倒置的、颠倒的样子。
I couldn't read the topsy-turvy notes on the whiteboard from the back of the room.
我从房间后面看不清白板上乱七八糟的笔记。
用法提示：形容词作定语修饰notes，表示凌乱难辨的。
常作表语，描述状态。
The room was topsy-turvy after the party.
派对后房间乱七八糟。
表示状态的改变。
The news turned our plans topsy-turvy.
这消息打乱了我们的计划。
用作定语，修饰名词。
They live in a topsy-turvy world.
他们生活在一个颠倒的世界里。
grammar · medium
易错句子The room topsy-turvy.
正确表达The room is topsy-turvy.
中文学习者常遗漏be动词，因为汉语中形容词可直接作谓语，而英语中形容词需与be动词连用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He topsy-turvy arranged the books.
正确表达He arranged the books topsy-turvy.
topsy-turvy作副词时通常置于动词后或句末，而非动词前，这是受汉语语序影响。
upside-down 通常指物理上的上下颠倒，而 topsy-turvy 更泛指状态混乱或颠倒。
chaotic 强调极端无序和混乱，而 topsy-turvy 除了混乱还带有颠倒的意味。
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