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单词 upturned
释义
upturnedup‧turned /ˌʌpˈtɜːnd◂ $ -ɜːr-/ adjective [usually before noun] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • an upturned flowerpot
  • an upturned nose
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Danny's freckled face and upturned nose was crowned by a shock of bright red hair.
  • Fundamentally she is a slightly delinquent page-boy with small buttocks and an upturned nose.
  • I sat on an upturned box, feeling the sweat beginning to trickle down my back.
  • I still remember his upturned face far below.
  • Looking at the upturned brim of Flora's panama she decided not to ask.
  • Once he saw a great swirling mass of gulls and rooks over a messy area of what seemed upturned soil and rubbish.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 He smiled down into her upturned face.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· No upturned face met his eyes.· Jess shivered, looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idle curiosity.· I still remember his upturned face far below.· The Collector looked down at the gaunt, upturned faces gathered at the foot of the stairs.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounturnupturnturningverbturnoverturnadjectiveupturned
1pointing or turning upwards:  He smiled down into her upturned face.2turned upside down:  I sat on an upturned box. an upturned boat
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