Word
topsy-turvy
/ˌtɒpsiˈtəːvi/
noun
颠倒；倒置；颠倒状态
核心释义
An act of turning something backwards or upside down, or the resulting state.
- 1.
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.
- 2.
自然秩序被打乱的局面。
A situation where the natural order of things has been upset.
- 3.
混乱；杂乱；无秩序。
Chaos, confusion, disorder.
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。
用法In use
After the party, the living room was a topsy-turvy of cups, plates, and paper streamers.
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.
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.
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。
be topsy-turvy
The room was topsy-turvy after the party.
派对后房间乱七八糟。
turn [sth] topsy-turvy
sth 可以是 world, life, plans 等抽象事物。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- upside-down
- 颠倒的/倒置地 · 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
- chaos
- 混乱 · 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
词族Word family
- topsy-turviness
- 颠倒状态；混乱；杂乱 · n.
- topsy-turvily
- 颠倒地；乱七八糟地 · adv.
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
常与in或into连用，如in a topsy-turvy state。
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