Topsy-turvy
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GRE 蓝宝
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[编辑] 解释
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- adj.颠倒的, 混乱的
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. adverb
- Etymology: probably ultimately from tops (plural of [sup]1[/sup]top) + obsolete English terve to turn upside down
- Date: 1528
- 1. in utter confusion or disorder
- 2. with the top or head downward ; upside down
II. adjective
- Date: 1612
- turned topsy-turvy ; totally disordered
- ? topsy-turvily adverb
- ? topsy-turvydom noun
III. noun
- Date: 1655
- topsy-turviness