upend
美[ʌp'end] 英[ʌp'end]
v. 竖立;颠倒;颠覆;倒立
英英释义
Verb- become turned or set on end;
"the airplanes upended"
- set, turn, or stand on end;
"upend the box and empty the contents"
例句
用作动词(v.)- If you upend the box it will take less space.如果你将盒子竖起来,它就可以少占些空间。
- 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。
- 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。
- Economists began to doubt the possibility of a financial crisis so severe it would upend the economy.经济学家开始怀疑爆发撼动经济的严重金融危机的可能性。