Word · Frequency #25235
upend
颠倒；倒放；使颠倒
set, turn, or stand on end; become turned on end
可作及物或不及物动词
- 1.
To end up; to set on end.
- 2.
To tip or turn over.
- 3.
To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.
- 4.
To affect or upset drastically.
颠倒；倒放
In use
He upended the box to empty its contents onto the table.
The strong wind upended the garden umbrella and sent it rolling.
If you upend the bottle, the last drop will come out.
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。
upend
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。
Verb forms
base upend · third person upends · -ing upending · past upended · past participle upended
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。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- upend a bottle
- 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。
- upend a chair
- 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。
- upend a rock
- 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。
- upend the table
- 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。
- the boat upended
- 船翻了
- The small boat upended in the heavy waves.小船在巨浪中翻了。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
up+end：把“末端”（end）朝“上”（up）放，东西就颠倒了，即倒放。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.