higgledy-piggledy

英 [ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi]

美 [ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi]

adv./adj.  杂乱无章; 混乱

牛津词典

adv.

• 杂乱无章；混乱
  in an untidy way that lacks any order
  1. Files were strewn higgledy-piggledy over the floor.
     文件乱七八糟地扔了一地。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 乱七八糟的;杂乱无章的
  If you say that things arehiggledy-piggledy, you mean that they are very disorganized and untidy.
  1. Books are often stacked in higgledy-piggledy piles on the floor.
     书本经常乱七八糟地堆在地板上。
  2. Higgledy-piggledyis also an adverb.
     
  3. A whole valley of boulders tossed higgledy-piggledy as though by some giant.
     整个山谷里巨石翻滚，就像有巨人在狂扔乱掷。

英英释义

adj

• in utter disorder
  1. a disorderly pile of clothes
  Synonym:disorderlyhugger-muggerjumbledtopsy-turvy

adv

• in a disordered manner
  1. they were piled up higgledy-piggledy
  Synonym:topsy-turvy

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