be topsy-turvy
The room was topsy-turvy after the party.
派对后房间乱七八糟。
颠倒;倒置;颠倒状态
topsy-turvies — plural of topsy-turvy
乱套;反常;秩序颠倒;混乱;杂乱;一团糟;将某物颠倒或翻转的行为,或颠倒后的状态。;自然秩序被打乱的局面。;混乱;杂乱;无秩序。
An act of turning something backwards or upside down, or the resulting state.
将某物颠倒或翻转的行为,或颠倒后的状态。
An act of turning something backwards or upside down, or the situation that something is in after this has happened.
自然秩序被打乱的局面。
A situation where the natural order of things has been upset.
混乱;杂乱;无秩序。
Chaos, confusion, disorder.
After the party, the living room was a topsy-turvy of cups, plates, and paper streamers.
聚会结束后,客厅里杯盘狼藉、彩带乱飞,一片混乱。
用法提示:topsy-turvy 作名词,表示‘杂乱的一堆/混乱状态’。
The new schedule threw the whole office into a topsy-turvy for a week.
新时间表让整个办公室乱了一个星期。
用法提示:topsy-turvy 作名词,在短语 threw ... into a topsy-turvy 中表示‘混乱、乱套’。
The baby's arrival turned our quiet routine into a topsy-turvy of feedings and sleepless nights.
宝宝的到来把我们平静的日常生活变成喂奶和不眠之夜交织的一团乱麻。
用法提示:topsy-turvy 作名词,表示‘秩序被打乱的状态’,此处用单数搭配 a ... of。
The room was topsy-turvy after the party.
派对后房间乱七八糟。
sth 可以是 world, life, plans 等抽象事物。
The scandal turned the company topsy-turvy.
丑闻让公司天翻地覆。
The country was in a state of topsy-turvy after the coup.
政变后国家陷入一片混乱。
grammar · medium
易错句子Everything is in topsy-turvy.
正确表达Everything is topsy-turvy.
topsy-turvy 是形容词,应直接作表语,不需要介词 'in'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The books are arranged topsy turvy.
正确表达The books are arranged topsy-turvy.
topsy-turvy 作为复合形容词或副词时,应使用连字符连接。
topsy-turvy作名词指颠倒混乱的状态;upside-down多作形容词或副词,表示方向颠倒,不常用作名词
topsy-turvy强调完全颠倒的混乱,带有方向颠倒感;chaos侧重纯粹的无序,不强调上下颠倒
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