turn + object + topsy-turvy
The news turned his world topsy-turvy.
这个消息让他的世界天翻地覆。
杂乱地；混乱地；颠倒的；倒置的；翻倒或打乱的。；不合自然顺序地；杂乱地；混乱地。；乱七八糟地
upside down; in a turned-over or reversed state
颠倒的；倒置的；翻倒或打乱的。
Backwards or upside down; also, having been overturned or upset.
不合自然顺序地；杂乱地；混乱地。
Not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner; chaotically.
After the party, the room was thrown topsy-turvy with cushions and papers everywhere.
聚会过后，房间被弄得乱七八糟，到处都是靠垫和纸张。
用法提示：topsy-turvy 作副词，修饰 thrown，表示“杂乱地、颠倒地”。
She turned the box topsy-turvy to find her keys.
她把盒子翻了个底朝天找钥匙。
用法提示：topsy-turvy 作副词，表示“翻转地、颠倒地”。
His schedule went completely topsy-turvy after the meeting changed.
会议改期后，他的日程完全乱套了。
用法提示：topsy-turvy 作副词，表示“混乱地、无序地”。
The news turned his world topsy-turvy.
这个消息让他的世界天翻地覆。
go topsy-turvy 常用于描述事情变得混乱。
Everything went topsy-turvy when the new manager arrived.
新经理一来，一切都乱了套。
grammar · medium
易错句子He topsy-turvied the room.
正确表达He turned the room topsy-turvy.
“topsy-turvy”不是动词，不能直接加-ed使用；正确用法是将其作为副词或形容词放在宾语后，常用“turn something topsy-turvy”的结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子The room was in a topsy-turvy.
正确表达The room was topsy-turvy.
“topsy-turvy”作形容词时直接用在be动词后，不需要“in a”；“in a topsy-turvy”是错误的名词化使用。
topsy-turvy 既可指物理颠倒也可指混乱状态，而 upside-down 主要指物理上的颠倒，如上下倒置。
topsy-turvy 强调杂乱无章的状态，而 helter-skelter 强调匆忙慌乱中导致的混乱。
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