| 单词 | upside down |
| 释义 | upside down From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishupside downˌupside ˈdown1 ●●○ adverb1 WRONG/INCORRECTwith the top at the bottom and the bottom at the topTo get the plant out of the pot, turn it upside down and give it a gentle knock.2 → turn something upside downExamples from the Corpusupside down• You're holding the book upside down.• At this gesture, the three Ntibians came over, seized his legs and held him upside down.• Does it matter if we plant the seeds upside down?• Had early explorers come from the southern hemisphere, would our maps appear upside down?• In the next instant, he flipped and dropped down the passage upside down.• In desperation I held him upside down by his ankles and shook him.• I saw crates of equipment piled upside down, or rusting from neglect.upside downˌupside ˈdown2 adjectivein a position with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the topan upside down U shapeOrigin upside down1 (1400-1500) up so down “up as if down” ((14-16 centuries)) |
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