higgledy-piggledy
['higldi'pigldi]
adj. 杂乱无章的
adv. 混乱地
例句与用法:
Files were scattered (all) higgledy-piggledy about the office.
办公室里文件乱七八糟地满处都是。
词形变化:
名词: higgler |
动词过去式: higgled |
动词过去分词: higgled |
动词现在分词: higgling |
动词第三人称单数: higgles |
n.
乱七八糟; 混乱
a.
乱七八糟的; 混乱的
ad.
乱七八糟地; 混乱地
higgledy-piggledyhiggledy-piggledyD.J.:[ˈhiɡldiˈpiɡldi]K.K.:[ˌhɪɡəldiˈpɪɡəldi]n.1.■杂乱,紊乱
higgledy-piggledy['hiɡldi'piɡldi]adj.1.■杂乱无章的,乱七八糟的,一团糟的adv.1.■杂乱无章地,乱七八糟地,一团糟地n.1.■乱七八糟,一团糟
higgledy-piggledyhiggledy-piggledy[ˈhiɡldiˈpiɡldi]adj.,adv.1.■杂乱无章的[地]; 紊乱的[地]
词性变化higgledy-piggledy[ˈhiɡldiˈpiɡldi]n.1.■混乱, 紊乱, 杂乱
higgledy-piggledy adverb& adjective- in confusion or disorder
混乱地,无序地
[as adv.]bits of paper hanging higgledy-piggledy on the furniture and walls.
家具上和墙上乱糟糟地挂着纸片。
[as adj.]a higgledy-piggledy mountain of newspapers.
一大堆乱七八糟的报纸。
语源- late 16th cent.: rhyming jingle, probably with reference to the irregular herding together of pigs