汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 颠三倒四
颠三倒四 (顛三倒四)
confused / disorderly / incoherent
Describe the confusion of speech and doing things
形容神智不清,说话、做事错误百出此人颠三倒四,前言不搭后语。
() diān sān dào/dǎo
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

孩子们把发生的事叙述得颠三倒四

The children gave a confused account of what had happened.

他说他今天到了镇上去,一切都是颠三倒四的。

He said he was down town, and everything was going wrong.

“分析概念”这个短语,在前言中一直被颠三倒四地使用。

The phrase "analysing concepts" has been bandied about extensively in this introduction.

在睡梦中,这位骷髅头先生对庄子说:“你这人说话怎么这么颠三倒四的。”

In the dream, the skull told Chuang Tzu, "Man, why you raved so badly."

孩子们可能是你的掌上明珠,但一周每天24小时在经历颠三倒四的旅途生活是还要看着孩子实在是紧张焦虑的事。

They may be the apples of your eye, but caring for children 24/7 while experiencing the ups and downs of long-term travel can be tiring and stressful.

相比往日那些名人八卦和有关上班女郎艰苦境况的嬉笑怒骂,这番颠三倒四的对话明显是个新鲜话题。我不禁狂问了一堆问题。

This 11 schizophrenic conversation was an acute departure from the daily dissection of celebrities and regular 12 quips about working girl hardships. I frantically posed a flurry of questions.