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top·sy-tur·vy AHD[tŏp'sē-tûrʹvē] D.J.[ˌtɒpsiːˈtɜːviː]K.K.[ˌtɑpsiˈtɝvi]adv.(副词)- With the top downward and the bottom up; upside-down.颠倒:头向下而顶朝上;反过来的
- In a state of utter disorder or confusion:混乱:处于完全的无秩序或混乱的状态:"turning our ordered life topsy-turvy"(Anne Tyler)“把我们本来很有秩序的生活搅得一团糟”(安妮·泰勒)
adj.(形容词)top.sy-tur.vi.er, top.sy-tur.vi.est - Being in a confused or disordered condition.混乱的:处于无秩序或混乱状态的
n.(名词)【复数】 top.sy-tur.vies - The quality, the condition, or an instance of confusion or chaos.混乱:混乱的性质、状况或事件
- Probably from top 1可能源自 top1
- obsolete terve [to overturn] from Middle English terven 废语 terve [翻过来] 源自 中古英语 terven
top'sy-turʹvily adv.(副词)top'sy-turʹviness n.(名词) |