英语词汇“upend”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	upend
释义	upend \ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: up (I) + end, n. *transitive verb* 1. : to set on end : turn up an end of < upended a reed basket and sat down — L.C.Douglas > < was caught by a giant wave which upended him — Leonard Lyons > 2. a. : to affect radically : turn upside down < a painstakingly executed literary shocker, designed to upend the credulous matrons — Wolcott Gibbs > b. : beat 4a, 4b < one world record and one world champion were upended during the … championships — Newsweek > *intransitive verb* : to rise on an end : move so as to expose an end < the great fish would then upend — head up, tail straight down in mid-water — William Beebe > < would upend like ducks and begin to graze — William Beebe >
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