upside down
[.ʌpsaid'daun]
颠倒, 乱七八糟
例句与用法:
She turned the discussion upside down by asking a foolish question.
她问了一个愚蠢的问题把讨论搞乱了。
The head's upside down. That is rather unusual, isn't it?
头像颠倒了。那的确是相当特别的,不是吗?
The house was turned upside down by the burglars.
屋子里被夜贼弄得乱七八糟。
The painting is upside down.
图画颠倒了。
词形变化:
形容词: upside-down |
乱七八糟; 颠倒
Everything in the room was turned upside down.
室内的一切都被搞得乱七八糟。
upside down
词形变化:
形容词: upside-down |
词义辨析:
同义参见:
inverse
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upside downupside down[ʌpsaidˈdaun]adv.1.■颠倒,混乱
upside down1.■颠倒着,倒转着2.■乱七八糟,一团糟
upside down adverb& adjective- with the upper part where the lower part should be; in an inverted position
颠倒(的),倒转(的)
[as adv.]the bar staff put the chairs upside down on the tables.
酒吧职员把椅子倒转放在桌上。
[as adj.]an upside-down canoe.
倾覆的小舟。
■in or into total disorder or confusion
一团糟(的),混乱不堪(的)
[asadv.]burglars have turned our house upside down.
盗贼把我们家翻得乱七八糟。
语源- Middle English: originally up so down, perhaps in the sense 'up as if down'
upside down
形容词 upside down:
being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
同义词:inverted, upside-down
副词 upside down:
in an inverted manner