topsy-turvy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌtɒpsɪˈtəːvi/

動詞

他動詞 比喩的用法

(transitive) To turn topsy-turvy or upside down; to invert. / (transitive, figuratively) To throw into chaos or disorder; to upset.

日本語の意味

（物を）上下逆さまにする、ひっくり返す、反転させる / （比喩的に）混乱させる、秩序を乱す、動揺させる

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During the party, the kids topsy-turvy the living room, leaving cushions and decorations scattered everywhere.

パーティーの間、子どもたちは居間をひっくり返して、クッションや飾りをあちこちに散らかした。

詳細

意味（1）

(transitive) To turn topsy-turvy or upside down; to invert.

Mr. [George] Eliot's descriptions of scenery are perfect: … and so are his descriptions of children. … We forbear (though with regret) the introduction to our readers of Totty's bald doll, ignominously ‘topsy turvied’ by her insulting brother.

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意味（2）

(transitive, figuratively) To throw into chaos or disorder; to upset.

… Mrs. Sykes said, ‘her man was the wust she ever knowed when he got topsy-turveyed.’ And as now, he began to get topsy-turveyed pretty regularly before he had finished his daily business with the retiring host of the Holly Bush, there was not much peace at home.

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topsy-turvies （ present singular third-person ）

topsy-turvys （ present singular third-person ）

topsy-turvying （ participle present ）

topsy-turvied （ participle past ）

topsy-turvied （ past ）

topsy-turvyed （ participle past ）

topsy-turvyed （ past ）