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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- upside down
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1.
adj
[usually postpositive; upside-down when prenominal]
turned over completely; inverted
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2.
adj
[informal]
confused; muddled; topsy-turvy
- an upside-down world
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3.
adv
in an inverted fashion
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4.
adv
in a chaotic or crazy manner
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5.
adv
[Etymology]
C16: variant, by folk etymology, of earlier upsodown
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1.
adj
[usually postpositive; upside-down when prenominal]
turned over completely; inverted
Examples
- to turn a place upside down
- 把某地方翻得乱七八糟 → upside down
- to turn sb's life {or} world upside down
- 把某人的生活搞得天翻地覆 → upside down
- an upside-down world → upside down
- 小孩把画挂倒了。
- The child hung the picture upside down. → 倒
- 宝塔的影子倒立在水里。
- The pagoda is reflected upside down in the water. → 倒立
- 这一头朝上，别放颠倒了。
- This is the top; don't put it upside down. → 颠倒
- 天地翻覆
- heaven and earth turning upside down—cataclysmic changes → 翻覆
- 颠倒是非混淆黑白
- confound right and wrong and turn things upside down → 混淆黑白
- 把瓶子先控一控再装油。
- Turn the bottle upside down to empty it before you fill it with oil. → 控
- 有的红酒需要倒装, 你小心别弄坏了。
- Some red wine needs to be placed upside down. Be careful not to damage it. → 倒装
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