upend
verb /ʌpˈend/
/ʌpˈend/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they upend | /ʌpˈend/ /ʌpˈend/ |
| he / she / it upends | /ʌpˈendz/ /ʌpˈendz/ |
| past simple upended | /ʌpˈendɪd/ /ʌpˈendɪd/ |
| past participle upended | /ʌpˈendɪd/ /ʌpˈendɪd/ |
| -ing form upending | /ʌpˈendɪŋ/ /ʌpˈendɪŋ/ |
- upend somebody/something to turn somebody/something the wrong way up or onto one end
翻倒；倒放；使颠倒 - The bicycle lay upended in a ditch.
自行车翻倒在一条小水沟里。 - They sat on upended wooden boxes.
他们坐在倒置的木箱上。 - (figurative) heroes who upend the social order
颠覆社会秩序的英雄
- The bicycle lay upended in a ditch.