upend

英 [ʌp'end] 美 [ʌp'end]

• v. 竖立；颠倒；颠覆；倒立

英英释义

Verb:

1. become turned or set on end;

   "the airplanes upended"
   

2. set, turn, or stand on end;

   "upend the box and empty the contents"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. If you upend the box it will take less space.
   如果你将盒子竖起来，它就可以少占些空间。
2. 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。
3. If successful, we will upend our main competitors.
   如果成功，我们将击败我们的主要竞争对手。
4. Economists began to doubt the possibility of a financial crisis so severe it would upend the economy.
   经济学家开始怀疑爆发撼动经济的严重金融危机的可能性。

近反义词

【近义词】

• turn over 滚动
• tip up (使)倾斜
• tip over 翻倒
• upset 心烦的
• topple 使倒塌
• flip over 翻过来
• overturn 翻倒
• turn turtle 倾覆