跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第189期
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".
語音講解
單詞發音
topsy-turvy / ˏtɔpsɪ ˈtɜːvɪ; ˏtɑpsɪˋtəvɪ/
twisted /tw'ɪstɪd/
poet/ ˈpəuɪt; ˋpoɪt/
poem / ˈpəuɪm; ˋpoɪm/
said / sed; sɛd/
連詞發音
twisted inside-out
/tw'ɪstɪdɪnˈsaɪdaʊt/
輕讀重讀
重讀：topsy-turvy/all
弱讀：those/have/the
詞彙講解
y-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.
這一情況出現得很突然, 把我們的計劃都打亂了.
2. twisted adj.
釋義：bent into a shape that is not normal;one who is twisted or has a twisted mind behaves in a strange and cruel way
a twisted pervert 變態
例句：...a twisted man who shot at the president...
擊殺總統的心理畸形的人。
Whoever sent those letters has a twisted mind.
發送這些郵件來的那個人肯定是性格扭曲。
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:從裏到外
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
