upside down
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌupside ˈdown1 ●●○ adverb 1 WRONG/INCORRECTwith the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top 倒置地，颠倒地 To get the plant out of the pot, turn it upside down and give it a gentle knock. 如果要把植物从盆里取出来，就把花盆翻过来，轻轻敲一下。2 turn something upside down a) to make a place very untidy when you are looking for something 把某处翻得乱七八糟 The burglars have turned our house upside down. 小偷把我们家翻了个底朝天。 b) to cause a lot of change and confusion in a situation or in someone’s life 给〔局面或某人的生活〕造成大变化[混乱] the story of a young girl whose life was turned upside down 讲一个年轻女孩生活遭遇重大变故的故事
Examples from the Corpus
upside 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.• Jack kept his arm at his side, pistol down, watching the cat squeal and squirm upside down on the fork.• I saw crates of equipment piled upside down, or rusting from neglect.ˌupside ˈdown2 adjective in a position with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top 〔位置〕上下颠倒的 an upside down U shape 倒置的 U 形Origin upside down1 (1400-1500) up so down “up as if down” ((14-16 centuries))ˌupside ˈdown1 adverbˌupside ˈdown2 adjectiveChineseSyllable
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upside down
ˌupside ˈdown1 
adverb
To get the plant out of the pot, turn it upside down and give it a gentle knock.
2. turn something upside down
a. to make a place very untidy when you are looking for something:
The burglars have turned our house upside down.
b. to cause a lot of change and confusion in a situation or in someone’s life:
the story of a young girl whose life was turned upside down
ˌupside ˈdown2 adjective
in a position with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top:
an upside down U shape
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adverb Date: 1400-1500
Origin: up so down __up as if down__ (14-16 centuries)
1. with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top:Origin: up so down __up as if down__ (14-16 centuries)
2. turn something upside down
a. to make a place very untidy when you are looking for something:
b. to cause a lot of change and confusion in a situation or in someone’s life:
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adjectivein a position with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top:
