upside down

短语
B2 大学 ★☆☆☆☆

颠倒着, 混乱

发音

US /ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/

词形变化

the upside down

别名

downside up upside-down up so down

教材释义与例句

副词

颠倒；倒转；翻转

副词

颠倒世界；逆世界；上下颠倒

释义与例句

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Inverted; turned so that the top is at the bottom.

    The pattern resembled an upside down letter W.

  2. 2.

    In great disorder.

  3. 3.

    Owing more money for something than it is worth; having negative equity.

    商务 金融

    He's upside down on his mortgage.

  4. 4.

    Australian.

    幽默
adv. B2
  1. 1.

    Inverted, so that the top is now at the bottom.

    反

    颠倒

    倒

    The Union flag was flying upside down, a sign of danger.

  2. 2.

    In great disorder.

    The thief had turned the room upside down.

name
  1. 1.

    Alternative letter-case form of Upside Down.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

inverted

词源

From Middle English up sid doun, an alteration of earlier upsadowne, upsedowne, up-so-doun (“upside down”), equivalent to up + so + down, literally “up as down”.

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