单词 | topsy-turvy |
释义 | topsy-turvy (tɒpsi tɜːʳvi ) adjective Something that is topsy-turvy is in a confused or disorganized state. [informal] The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime. ...the moss-covered, topsy-turvy gravestones. Synonyms: confused, upside-down, disorderly, chaotic Collocations: topsy-turvy world What a topsy-turvy world we live in. The Sun (2008) What a topsy-turvy world it has become. The Sun (2006) It is a topsy-turvy world that they inhabit. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In this topsy-turvy world, religion and literature are meaningless. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I also wonder what sort of topsy-turvy world we live in where being fat cannot be shamed but being slim is criticised with such freedom. The Sun (2015) |
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