词族 · upend
中文词源
upend 颠倒
即把上端放在末端的，上下颠倒的。
英语词源
- upend (v.)
- also up-end, "set on end," 1823, from up + end. Related: Upended; upending.
权威例句
- 1. This would upend the law and drive the gun lobby bonkers.
- 此举将要修改法律,将会使枪支游说者咆哮不堪.
- 2. We'll have to upend the sofa to get it through the door.
- 我们得把沙发倒过来才能抬过这门.
- 3. We'll have to upend the cupboard to get it through the door.
- 我们得把碗橱倒过来才能抬过这门.
- 4. If successful, we will upend our main competitors.
- 如果成功, 我们将击败我们的主要竞争对手.