upside down

英 [ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn] 美 [ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn]

adv.  颠倒; 倒转; 翻转

Oxford 3000 / Collins.1



牛津词典

adv.

  1. 颠倒;倒转;翻转
    in or into a position in which the top of sth is where the bottom is normally found and the bottom is where the top is normally found
    1. The canoe floated upside down on the lake.
      独木舟底朝天漂浮在湖面上。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADV 倒置地;颠倒过来
    If something has been moved upside down, it has been turned round so that the part that is usually lowest is above the part that is usually highest.
    1. The painting was hung upside down...
      油画挂倒了。
    2. Salter held the bag by the corners and shook it upside down.
      索尔特捏住包的外角,把它倒过来晃了晃。
    3. Upside down is also an adjective.
    4. His eyes were open and everything he saw was upside down...
      他的眼睛睁开了,看到的一切都是颠倒的。
    5. Tony had an upside-down map of Britain on his wall.
      托尼的墙上倒挂了一张英国地图。
  2. to turn something upside down → see: turn

双语例句

  1. Officials hung the flag upside down. You could have cut the atmosphere with a knife.
    官员们把旗子挂倒了。气氛紧张得让人透不过气来。
  2. The lid, turned upside down, served as a coffee table.
    那个盖子被翻过来当作咖啡桌。
  3. He felt too shocked to move. His world had been turned upside down.
    他惊呆了。他的世界已经完全被打乱了。
  4. The painting was hung upside down
    油画挂倒了。
  5. Salter held the bag by the corners and shook it upside down.
    索尔特捏住包的外角,把它倒过来晃了晃。
  6. If you turn the envelope upside down, the key will fall out.
    你如果把信封倒过来,钥匙就会掉出。
  7. The children hung the picture upside down.
    小孩把画挂倒了。
  8. Turn the vat upside down.
    把缸扣过来。
  9. Turn the bottle upside down to empty it before you fill it with oil.
    把瓶子先控一控再装油。
  10. Even if you plant the seed upside down, the roots will still grow down.
    即使你把种子倒过来种,根须还是往下长。
  11. The pagoda is reflected upside down in the water.
    宝塔的影子倒立在水里。
  12. Polyester silk dealer and polyester manufacturer in the market prices hang upside down, spinning factory sales inventory pressures, pressures exist side by side.
    涤丝市场上经销商与涤丝厂家价格倒挂,纺丝厂家库存压力、销售压力并存。
  13. At times they go so far as to confound right and wrong and turn things upside down.
    他们有时简直要闹到颠倒是非、混淆黑白的程度。
  14. She later found out that she had hung the picture upside down.
    她稍后发现自己把画挂倒了。
  15. Only it's upside down.
    只是它颠倒了。
  16. I turned the house upside down.
    我翻遍了整个屋子。
  17. You have hung that picture upside down.
    你把那幅画挂颠倒了。
  18. What we have here is a world turned upside down.
    我们让这里的世界翻转了。
  19. This picture is upside down.
    这幅画上下颠倒了。
  20. Turning his trousers upside down, she shook out a lot of coins.
    她倒提着他的裤子,抖出了许多硬币。
  21. He turned the box upside down.
    他把那个箱子颠倒过来了。
  22. It totally turned my world upside down.
    它让我的世界完全颠倒了。
  23. Yes, the strategy is upside down.
    是的,策略上下颠倒了。
  24. They just end up hanging upside down and then they climb back down.
    他们就这样结束了倒吊下来,然后,他们爬上了回去。
  25. He puts his hand on the cardboard and turns the jar upside down.
    他把手放在纸板上把罐子倒了过来。
  26. She flew over him, coming to a stop upside down in midair, out of sight below.
    她从他头顶飞过,在视野之外的半空中倒悬着停住了。
  27. I was moving upside down and trying to reach the bank.
    我是行动上部和设法到达银行。
  28. Well, not when you are upside down.
    这个,在你上下颠倒的时候你是顾不上的。
  29. I could say that the supply chain design is now upside down.
    我得说目前的供应链设计完全颠倒了。
  30. Don't pretend to be studying; you are holding your book upside down.
    别再装作学习了,你把书都拿倒了。

习惯用语

adv.

    turn sth upside down

  • 把…翻得乱七八糟;使凌乱不堪
    to make a place untidy when looking for sth
    1. The police turned the whole house upside down looking for clues.
      警察为查找线索把整所房子翻得乱七八糟。
  • 给(某人生活)造成大的变化(或混乱)
    to cause large changes and confusion in a person's life
    1. His sudden death turned her world upside down.
      他的遽然离世使她的生活完全乱套了。

英英释义

adv

  1. in an inverted manner
    1. the box was lying on the floor upside down