横七竖八 meaning in English
(形容纵横杂乱) spread all across in confusion; at random; at sixes and sevens; higgledy-piggledy; in disorder; lying this way and that; topsy-turvy
Examples
- My husband and our three boys were sprawled about the living room .
我丈夫和三个儿子横七竖八躺坐在起居室里。 - Humour softened a swindle as moonlight beautified the shapeless streets of the western town .
幽默减轻了欺骗的丑恶，就象月光把西部城镇横七竖八的街道美化了一样。 - I discovered that a lot of imported drainage pipes for the settlement had been tumbled in there .
我看见大量的从外地运来供居民点使用的排水管道，横七竖八的扔在那里。 - He got up, left the compartment, and went along the corridor, picking his way over suitcases and kitbags and bodies, to the lavatory .
他起身走出卧厢，沿着过道小心翼翼地跨过箱子，帆布袋，躲过横七竖八的人体，朝厕所走去。 - The passage was cluttered up with all sorts of things
过道里横七竖八地放着各种东西。