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top·sy-tur·vy
/ˌtɑpsiˈtɚ/
(ad.)顛倒地,相反地,亂七八糟地(a.)顛倒的,相反的,亂七八糟的顛倒,混亂(vt.)使顛倒,使混亂
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Top·sy-tur·vy
adv.
In
an
inverted
posture
;
with
the
top
or
head
downward
;
upside
down
;
as
,
to
turn
a
carriage
topsy-turvy
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
topsy-turvy
adj
:
in
utter
disorder
; "
a
disorderly
pile
of
clothes
" [
syn
:
disorderly
,
higgledy-piggledy
,
hugger-mugger
,
jumbled
]
adv
1:
in
a
disordered
manner
; "
they
were
piled
up
higgledy-piggledy
" [
syn
:
higgledy-piggledy
]
2:
in
disorderly
haste
; "
we
ran
head
over
heels
toward
the
shelter
" [
syn
:
head over heels
,
heels over head
,
topsy-turvily
,
in great confusion
]
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