upend

v. 颠倒, 倒放

发音

US /ʌpˈɛnd/

词形变化

upended upending upends 三单 upends upending 现在分词 upended 过去式 upended 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To end up; to set on end.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To tip or turn over.

    及物

    When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both.

    upend the box and empty the contents

  3. 3.

    To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.

    比喻 及物

    The scientific evidence upended the popular myth.

  4. 4.

    To affect or upset drastically.

    比喻 及物

    By the middle of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic upended normal life for virtually all Americans.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 9

put place set position lay pose overturn turn over tip over

词源

From up- + end.

来源：wiktionary