catawampus
adjective, adverb US informal uk/ˌkæt.əˈwɒm.pəs/ us/ˌkæt̬.əˈwɑːm.pəs/ (also cattywampus, /ˌkæt.iˈwɒm.pəs/ /ˌkæt̬.iˈwɑːm.pəs/)
奇怪的；恶意的；方向错误的
going badly, awkwardly, or in the wrong direction
The script is spoiled by its catawampus rhythms and its lack of consistency and plausibility. 这个剧本被奇怪的节奏以及缺乏连贯性和合理性破坏了。
I didn't need this, especially on a morning when everything else had already started out going cattywampus. 我可不需要这个，特别是在这么一个早上，一切已经都开始变得不对劲。
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- Dear me, everything has gone catawampus with me this week.
- This is a market where that mantra "buy, don't rent" has been turned catawampus.
- Chagall's work uses geometric shapes, sharp angles, bold colours and catawampus characters.
- From that moment on in the movie things go cattywampus for the squad.