topsy-turvy + noun phrase (object)
topsy-turvy 作及物动词，直接接宾语，表示使某物颠倒或混乱。
The cat topsy-turvies the neatly stacked papers.
猫把整齐叠放的纸张弄得一团糟。
使混乱；打乱；使颠倒；使倒置；翻转。；使陷入混乱或无序；打乱。；使混乱
turn topsy-turvy or upside down; invert
使颠倒；使倒置；翻转。
To turn topsy-turvy or upside down; to invert.
使陷入混乱或无序；打乱。
To throw into chaos or disorder; to upset.
一般现在时
He topsy-turvies the room every day.
他每天把房间弄得乱七八糟。
一般过去时
She topsy-turvied the entire plan yesterday.
她昨天把整个计划搞颠倒了。
现在完成时
They have topsy-turvied the order completely.
他们已经把顺序完全弄乱了。
意为“使颠倒，使混乱”，常用于描述打乱原有秩序或状态的情况。
The children topsy-turvied the playroom in five minutes, leaving toys everywhere.
孩子们五分钟就把游戏室弄得乱七八糟，玩具扔得到处都是。
用法提示：此处 topsy-turvied 是动词 topsy-turvy 的过去式，表示‘把……弄得乱七八糟’。
A sudden gust of wind topsy-turvied the umbrella, bending its ribs outward.
一阵突如其来的风把伞吹翻了，伞骨向外弯折。
用法提示：此处 topsy-turvied 作及物动词，表示‘使颠倒、使翻过来’。
The new manager topsy-turvies every routine whenever she starts a project.
新经理每次启动项目时都会把各种常规打乱。
用法提示：此处 topsy-turvies 是动词 topsy-turvy 的第三人称单数形式，表示‘打乱、使混乱’。
topsy-turvy 作及物动词，直接接宾语，表示使某物颠倒或混乱。
The cat topsy-turvies the neatly stacked papers.
猫把整齐叠放的纸张弄得一团糟。
常用于抽象事物，如计划、秩序等。
The unexpected rain topsy-turvies our picnic arrangements.
突如其来的雨打乱了我们的野餐安排。
grammar · medium
易错句子The room topsy-turvy after the party.
正确表达The room was topsy-turvy after the party.
汉语学习者常误将'topsy-turvy'用作形容词时遗漏系动词，在英语中，形容词作表语必须和系动词连用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The market topsy-turvied after the news.
正确表达The market was turned topsy-turvy after the news.
动词'topsy-turvy'是及物动词，不能无宾语使用；应使用被动结构 'be turned topsy-turvy' 来表达状态变化。
topsy-turvy既可作形容词也可作动词，强调状态或动作的颠倒混乱；upside-down仅作形容词或副词，描述物体方位颠倒。
topsy-turvy侧重颠倒和混乱的状态，常带口语色彩；chaotic强调极度无序和混乱，语域更正式。
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