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upturned + noun
作定语时放在名词前，表示“翻过来的、朝上的”。
She noticed an upturned chair in the empty room.
她注意到空房间里有一张翻倒的椅子。
朝上的；翻过来的；翻转的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
朝上的；翻过来的；翻转的
turned so that the bottom is no longer at the bottom
She noticed an upturned chair in the empty room.
她注意到空房间里有一张翻倒的椅子。
翻转的；倒置的；倾覆的
Turned over; inverted; capsized.
底部已被翻转
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
末端向上翘的。
Turned up at the end.
(用于鼻子)末端上翘的
(used of noses) turned up at the end
She found an upturned boat on the beach and sat beside it.
她在海滩上发现一条翻过来的船，便坐在它旁边。
AI contextual example
He looked at the upturned collar of his coat in the mirror.
他看着镜子里自己大衣翻起的衣领。
AI contextual example
The child pointed at the upturned cup on the table.
孩子指着桌上倒扣的杯子。
AI contextual example
sat on an upturned bucket
坐在一个倒扣的桶上。
WordNet
作定语时放在名词前，表示“翻过来的、朝上的”。
She noticed an upturned chair in the empty room.
她注意到空房间里有一张翻倒的椅子。
作表语时描述主语的状态，常表示被翻转或底朝上。
The boat was upturned after the storm.
风暴过后，那艘船翻了过来。
与 with 连用可描述身体部位或物体的姿态，强调“掌心朝上”等状态。
He stood with upturned palms, asking for silence.
他摊开手掌，示意大家安静。
Not this
He stared at the upturn cup on the table.
Use this
He stared at the upturned cup on the table.
upturned 是形容词，不能省略词尾 -ed；中文说“翻转的”，英文要用过去分词形式作定语。
Not this
The missing keys upturned under the sofa.
Use this
The missing keys turned up under the sofa.
表示“出现/被找到”要用短语动词 turn up 的过去式 turned up，而不是形容词 upturned；两者词形相似但意义和词性不同。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
上翘的鼻子（小而向上翘的鼻子）
She has a small upturned nose.
她有一个小巧的上翘鼻子。
底朝上的船；翻覆的船
The rescue team spotted an upturned boat near the shore.
救援队在岸边附近发现了一条底朝上的船。
竖起的衣领；翻起的领子
He pulled his upturned collar tighter against the wind.
他拉紧竖起的衣领以抵御寒风。
仰起的脸
Her upturned face was bright in the sunlight.
她仰起的脸在阳光下显得很明亮。
向上摊开的手掌
He opened his upturned palms to show that his hands were empty.
他摊开向上翻的手掌，表明自己两手空空。
Use upturned naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把“up”（向上）和“turned”（翻转）拼在一起，想象杯子被翻过来，杯底朝上。
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述翻倒的船或车辆、描述衣领或帽檐朝上、描述面部或手掌朝上 该词属于普通中性词汇，多用于客观描述物体被翻转或朝上的状态；在书面描写和日常口语中都可以使用，无明显正式或非正式之分。
这些词的重读元音都是 /ɜː/，并以 /nd/ 结尾，和 upturned 的重读音节 /tɜːnd/ 押韵。注意 learned 作形容词时读 /ˈlɜːnɪd/，不押韵；拼写相似的 upset、upward 读音也完全不同。
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