sixes
n. 六( six的名词复数 ); (常指不愉快的事物)令某人大吃一惊; 死亡; 半斤八两
Six is the number 6.
...a glorious career spanning more than six decades.
延续 60 余载的辉煌事业
In cricket, if a player hits a six, they score six runs by hitting the ball so that it crosses the boundary at the edge of the playing area before it touches the ground.
If someone or something is hit for six or knocked for six, they are very upset or badly affected by an experience or piece of news.
The loss of my wife hit me for six; it took me months to recover...
丧妻之痛令我彻底崩溃,几个月之后才恢复过来。
Many areas in the North were knocked for six by that first recession.
北部的许多地区在第一次大萧条中损失惨重。
If you say that someone or something is at sixes and sevens, you mean that they are confused or disorganized.
The government is at sixes and sevens over the issue of domestic security.
在国内安全问题上,政府一片混乱。
I'm all at sixes and sevens about what to do.
我心里七上八下,不知该怎么办.
Everybody seems at sixes and sevens.
每个人都好象乱七八糟的.
I haven't had time to arrange everything, so I'm all at sixes and sevens.
我没来得及把每件事都安排好, 因此心里七上八下的.
Things are happening so fast that she's at sixes and sevens about what to do next.
事情发生得如此之快,她感到心绪烦乱,不知下一步如何是好.
My room is at sixes and sevens.
我的房间乱七八糟.