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

双语例句

• He thrust clothes higgledy-piggledy into plastic bags.
  他把衣服乱糟糟地塞进塑胶袋。
• Files were scattered all higgledy-piggledy about the office.
  办公室里文件乱七八糟地满处都是。
• All of it stacked up higgledy-piggledy on the shelves.
  全部乱七八糟地堆在架子上。
• 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。
• I still haven't unpacked my clothes they're all higgledy-piggledy in my suitcase.
  我还没把衣服放好&它们都乱七八糟地寒在我的箱子里。
• A whole valley of boulders tossed higgledy-piggledy as though by some giant.
  满山谷的大石头像被巨人乱糟糟地乱扔一样。
• The project was set up in a rather higgledy-piggledy way, with no overall structure.
  这个项目的准备相当杂乱无章，缺少总体结构。