汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 橫七豎八
橫七豎八 (横七竖八)
in disorder / at sixes and sevens (idiom)
Some are horizontal, some are vertical, chaotic / Describe the vertical and horizontal disorder
有的横,有的竖,杂乱无章。形容纵横杂乱。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

那里,200多棵龙眼树横七竖八地倒在果园中。

There, more than 200 trees fell into disorder longan trees in the orchard.

城边上横七竖八的建筑不再蔓延,田野展现出来。

The town straggled to an end and the fields began.

牧草枯竭、牛羊大量死亡,成千上万的动物尸体横七竖八的躺在路边。

Pasture is depleted and cattle and goats are dying in large Numbers, leaving thousands of animal carcasses littering the roadsides.

尸体横七竖八地充斥在街道上,有时一个街区就布满了几十条。

Dead bodies littered the pavements, sometimes numbering dozens on a single block.

岸边,一堆光鞋板儿横七竖八,草丛里,一团团小裤褂揉成皱花儿。

Shore, a bunch of children noodle plate light shoes, grass, small balls wrinkled pants coat bunched up into the flowers.

七尺阔、十二尺深的工房楼下,横七竖八地躺满了十六七个被骂做“猪猡”的人。

Sixteen or seventeen "sows" lie packed like sardines in the lower loft of this house, seven feet by twelve.

在那一排排肮脏迂腐狭窄的笼子里,更多的老虎横七竖八的躺卧著,crippled anddying【茍延残喘】。

In row after row of foul, cramped cages, more tigers lie alone, crippled and dying.

地上横七竖八地到处躺着人,连椅子下面也躺满了人,没有落脚的地方,更别谈乘警在火车上巡视了。

On the ground lay spread all across in confusion everywhere, even the chair was filled with people, no place, not to mention the guard on the train to patrol.

汽车、卡车、列车以及大型的船只,要么横七竖八地堆积在岸边,要么漂浮在混沌的浊水中,像残缺的澡盆玩具。

Cars, trucks, trains and large ships lie swept into piles ashore or float in murky water like misshapen bath toys.