upend sth
及物用法,后接宾语,表示把某物翻转或竖立起来。
She upended the crate and the tools spilled out.
她把板条箱倒过来,工具都掉出来了。
颠倒;倒放;使颠倒
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颠倒;倒放;使颠倒
set, turn, or stand on end; become turned on end
She upended the crate and the tools spilled out.
她把板条箱倒过来,工具都掉出来了。
可作及物或不及物动词
To end up; to set on end.
To tip or turn over.
To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.
To affect or upset drastically.
upend
Base
原形
upends
3rd person
第三人称单数
upending
-ing
现在分词
upended
Past
过去式
upended
Past participle
过去分词
The new policy upends the old system.
这项新政策颠覆了旧制度。
She upended the box to empty it.
她把盒子倒过来清空。
The crisis has upended our plans.
这场危机打乱了我们的计划。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词均为 upended;注意拼写为 u-p-e-n-d。
He upended the box to empty its contents onto the table.
他把盒子倒过来,把里面的东西倒在桌子上。
The strong wind upended the garden umbrella and sent it rolling.
强风把花园里的遮阳伞吹翻了,使它滚了起来。
If you upend the bottle, the last drop will come out.
如果你把瓶子倒过来,最后一滴就会流出来。
及物用法,后接宾语,表示把某物翻转或竖立起来。
She upended the crate and the tools spilled out.
她把板条箱倒过来,工具都掉出来了。
不及物用法,表示自行翻倒或倾覆。
The canoe upended in the current.
独木舟在激流中翻倒了。
Not this
The bottle is upend.
Use this
The bottle is upended.
upend 是动词,表示“把…颠倒、倒放”;描述物体已处于倒置状态时应使用其过去分词 upended 作表语,不能用动词原形。
Not this
He upended the cup down.
Use this
He upended the cup.
upend 本身已含有“使底部朝上/使颠倒”之意,再加 down 会造成语义重复。
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把瓶子倒过来
He upended the bottle to get out the last drops.
他把瓶子倒过来,倒出最后几滴。
把椅子倒过来
She upended the chair to fix the wobbly leg.
她把椅子倒过来修理摇晃的椅腿。
把石头翻过来
The children upended the rock to see what was underneath.
孩子们把石头翻过来,看下面有什么。
把桌子翻过来
He upended the table in anger and stormed out.
他愤怒地把桌子翻过来,冲了出去。
船翻了
The small boat upended in the heavy waves.
小船在巨浪中翻了。
Use upend naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
up+end:把“末端”(end)朝“上”(up)放,东西就颠倒了,即倒放。
语域:neutral 常见场景:household tasks、describing object positions、written instructions 该词本身比较中性,常用于具体动作或书面描述;在很随意的口语中,也有人会用 turn upside down 或 tip over 来表达同样的意思。
以上单词都与 upend /ʌpˈend/ 押韵,都包含相同的结尾音 /end/,并且拼写都以 'end' 结尾。注意:不要被 'fiend' /fiːnd/ 迷惑,它拼写也以 'end' 结尾,但元音不同,不押韵。
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