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higgledy-piggledy

adjective
🔊/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
🔊/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
(informal)
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  1. untidy and not in any order杂乱无章；混乱
    • a higgledy-piggledy collection of houses一片错落杂乱的房屋
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higgledy-piggledy

adverb
🔊/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
🔊/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
(informal)
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  1. in an untidy way that lacks any order杂乱无章；混乱
    • Files were strewn higgledy-piggledy over the floor.文件乱七八糟地扔了一地。🔊🔊
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: rhyming jingle, probably with reference to the irregular herding together of pigs.