upend

英 [ʌpˈend]

美 [ʌpˈend]

v.  翻倒; 倒放; 使颠倒

过去式：upended　过去分词：upended　现在分词：upending　第三人称单数：upends　

BNC.25235 / COCA.19448

牛津词典

verb

• 翻倒；倒放；使颠倒
  to turn sb/sth upside down
  1. The bicycle lay upended in a ditch.
     自行车翻倒在一条小水沟里。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使倒立；倒放；颠倒
  If youupendsomething, you turn it upside down.
  1. He upended the beer, and swallowed.
     他举起啤酒，一饮而尽。
  2. ...upended flower pots.
     倒扣着的花盆

英英释义

verb

• set, turn, or stand on end
  1. upend the box and empty the contents
• become turned or set on end
  1. the airplanes upended

双语例句

• Upend the bowl of rice into your hands, and press and shape into a ball.
  再将碗中的米饭用双手捏成球状。
• There is a less obvious one, too, which is how the details that came out during the trial may upend perhaps the most celebrated aspect of venture capitalism: investing on instinct, almost impulsively.
  还有一个不那么明显的问题是，案件审理期间揭示出的细节，可能会对风险投资或许最著名的特点凭直觉，甚至是靠冲动投资产生怎样的影响。
• Very few winners come from organisations in the fast-developing markets of Asia or Latin America. Only a minority – including Morning Star and Rite-Solutions – upend the traditional corporate structure.
  极少有获胜者来自快速增长的亚洲或拉美市场的机构。只有晨星与Rite-Solutions等极少数公司颠覆了传统的企业结构。
• Banks are worried that the requirements – which would upend their bookkeeping practices and leave them vulnerable to public pressure over taxes – could be passed in the final haggling over the law.
  各银行担心，这些要求可能在对该法的最终讨价还价中得到通过。这将彻底改变银行的记账方式，并且让它们极易在税务问题上面临公众压力。
• We'll have to upend the cupboard to get it through the door.
  我们得把碗橱倒过来才能抬过这门。
• Even without the startling Chinese scores, the latest findings upend some traditional notions about education and should give pause for thought to policy makers everywhere.
  撇开中国的惊人成绩不谈，最新的调查结果也颠覆了一些传统的教育观念，全世界的政策制订者都应该静下心来进行认真的反思。
• In the world of estate planning, fluctuating tax laws, untimely death and the birth of a child can all upend established plans.
  就遗产规划而言，不断变化的税法、过早死亡和孩子出世都会颠覆现有的计划。
• This would upend the law and drive the gun lobby bonkers.
  此举将要修改法律，将会使枪支游说者咆哮不堪。
• Once passed, farmers upend their urns into a huge metal trough.
  一旦检测过关，奶农就把桶里的牛奶倒进一个大金属槽里。
• To do so again could upend bond markets.
  再这样做会颠覆债券市场。