If those topsy-turvy feelings have got you twisted inside out, think of the poet Rumi, who 800 years ago said, "All we really want is love's confusing joy".
語(yǔ)音講解
單詞發(fā)音
topsy-turvy / ˏtɔpsɪ ˈtɜːvɪ; ˏtɑpsɪˋtəvɪ/
twisted /tw'ɪstɪd/
poet/ ˈpəuɪt; ˋpoɪt/
poem / ˈpəuɪm; ˋpoɪm/
said / sed; sɛd/
連詞發(fā)音
twisted inside-out
/tw'ɪstɪdɪnˈsaɪdaʊt/
輕讀重讀
重讀:topsy-turvy/all
弱讀:those/have/the
詞匯講解
1.topsy-turvy adj.
釋義:in or into a state of disordered confusion 亂七八糟(的)
例句:This sudden development turned all our plans topsy-turvy.
這一情況出現(xiàn)得很突然, 把我們的計(jì)劃都打亂了.
2. twisted adj.
釋義:bent into a shape that is not normal;2.someone who is twisted or has a twisted mind behaves in a strange and cruel way
a twisted pervert 變態(tài)
例句:...a twisted man who shot at the president...
擊殺總統(tǒng)的心理畸形的人。
Whoever sent those letters has a twisted mind.
發(fā)送這些郵件來(lái)的那個(gè)人肯定是性格扭曲。
3. inside out adv.
釋義:If something is inside out, it has the usual inside part on the outside and the usual outside part on the inside:從里到外
例句:Your sweater is on inside out./You are wearing your sweater inside out.
你的衣服穿反了。
引申:upside-down(adj.) 同義詞:topsy-turv
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