higgledy-piggledy

美 [ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi]英 [ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi]
  • adv./adj.杂乱无章;混乱
  • n.混乱;杂乱无章

派生词: higgledy-piggledy adj.

higgledy-piggledyhiggledy-piggledy

adv.

informal杂乱无章;混乱
in an untidy way that lacks any order

Files were strewn higgledy-piggledy over the floor.

文件乱七八糟地扔了一地。

higgledy-piggledy

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 乱七八糟的;杂乱无章的
    If you say that things are higgledy-piggledy, you mean that they are very disorganized and untidy.

    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。

adj

1
in utter disorder
a disorderly pile of clothes
Synonym: disorderly hugger-mugger jumbled topsy-turvy

adv

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

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