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Upend ʌpˈend Turn Upside Verb Ed Sb/Sth Upended

Upend means to turn something upside down or to disrupt its functionality.

upend: to turn something upside down or make it unable to function.

word upend
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upend
/ʌ̱pe̱nd/
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[VERB 动词]使倒立;倒放;颠倒 If you upend something, you turn it upside down.
  [V n]
  [V-ed]
  • He upended the beer, and swallowed.

    他举起啤酒,一饮而尽。

  • ...upended flower pots.

    倒扣着的花盆


Oxford upend / ʌpˈend ; NAmE ʌpˈend / verb upendsb/sth to turn sb/sth upside down 翻倒;倒放;使颠倒 ◆ The bicycle lay upended in a ditch. 自行车翻倒在一条小水沟里。 upend upends upended upending upend / ʌpˈend ; NAmE ʌpˈend /
LDC
upendup‧end /ʌpˈend/ verb [transitive]
Verb Table
Examples
to turn something over so that it is upside down
WDF

upend

[ʌpˈend]upended, upending, upends

v20564
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VERB22212
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颠覆(47%),颠倒(27%),竖立(20%),倒立(6%)
vt.倒放,颠倒;竖立

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