| 单词 | higgledy-piggledy |
| 释义 | higgledy-piggledy adjective,adverb informaluk/ˌhɪɡ.əl.diˈpɪɡ.əl.di/us/ˌhɪɡ.əl.diˈpɪɡ.əl.di/mixedup and in noparticularorder: 乱七八糟的，杂乱无章的Myclothesare all higgledy-piggledy in mydrawers.我的衣服都乱七八糟地塞在抽屉里。 Synonyms chaotic confused disorderly topsy-turvyinformal Dirty & untidy
Examplesofhiggledy-piggledyhiggledy-piggledy And yet, many potential loci of design are, as it were,higgledy-piggledy. From theCambridge English Corpus To return to thehiggledy-piggledy, hotch-potch state of affairs that existed in this field prior to 1948 is unthinkable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The consequence is that you have thishiggledy-piggledydevelopment where you have working-class dwellings practically up against belching chimneys, smoke, dirt and such things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that many of them have been spatchcocked together in ahiggledy-piggledyway, with neither rhyme nor reason. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of them, as we all know, are afflicted with what is commonly called blight—neglected, withhiggledy-piggledydevelopment, lacking dignity or beauty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The result is that delegated legislation is haphazard andhiggledy-piggledy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Inevitably, many of those building projects were hastily conceived, haphazard andhiggledy-piggledy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thathiggledy-piggledyway of progressing has brought us to our current state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What a contrast is displayed by our ownhiggledy-piggledymarketing arrangements for fruit and vegetables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was built around the site of an old tuberculosis hospital, and has been developedhiggledy-piggledyover the years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We live in an area where houses were builthiggledy-piggledylast century, with the result that we have low assessments and high rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are less full, and they are producedhiggledy-piggledy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not let us deal with it in ahiggledy-piggledyfashion, piecemeal year by year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole thing is ahiggledy-piggledymess of bureaucratic nonsense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will become necessary for pieces of transport units to be disposed ofhiggledy-piggledywithout any rhyme or reason. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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