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单词 higgledy-piggledy
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higgledy-piggledy

adjective
/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
(informal)
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  1. untidy and not in any order
    • a higgledy-piggledy collection of houses
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higgledy-piggledy

adverb
/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
(informal)
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  1. in an untidy way that lacks any order
    • Files were strewn higgledy-piggledy over the floor.
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: rhyming jingle, probably with reference to the irregular herding together of pigs.
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