“at sixes and sevens”是啥意思？真实意思让人意外！

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⭐今日表达⭐

at sixes and sevens

（物）乱七八糟/杂乱无章的

（人）凌乱/困惑/不知所措的

⭐解释⭐

If something or someone isat sixes and sevens, they are disorganized and confused. 

⭐精选例句⭐

Everything in the office is at sixes and sevens. None of us know what we should be doing.

办公室到处都是乱七八糟的，我们谁都不知道该怎么办。

The government is at sixes and sevens over the issue of domestic security.

关于国内安全问题，政府有点不知所措。

issue n.问题；议题

domestic adj.国内的；家用的；家养的

《唐顿庄园》Downton Abbey 台词：

We normally have everything done before the family wakes up, but it's all at sixes and sevens today.

通常在主人起床前，我们就把一切准备妥当， 但是今天有些忙乱。

have sth done 让某件事被做/完成

have my hair cut 让我的头发被剪掉 = 去理发

TED演讲片段：

Why is it that raising our children is associated with so much anguish and so much confusion? Why is it that we are at sixes and sevens about the one thing human beings have been doing successfully for millennia?

为何养育子女，会有如此多的苦恼，会如此让人困惑？这可是一件人类薪火相传了上千年的事情，为何今天却让人摸不着头脑呢？

raise v.举起；养育

be associated with... 和...有关联

anguish /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/ n.痛苦

millennia /mɪˈleniə/一千年