upside down
參見:upsidedown
英語
编辑其他寫法
编辑- up so down (14-16世紀)
- downside up
詞源
编辑早期up so down的變體,源自中古英語 up-so-doun、upsedowne、upsadowne (“翻轉,顛倒”),等同於up + so + down。
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编辑副詞
编辑- 顛倒,翻轉
- The Union flag was flying upside down, a sign of danger.
- 英國國旗上下顛倒地掛著,這是危險的信號。
- 1937, “A Foggy Day (In London Town)”, Ira Gershwin 作詞, George Gershwin 作曲:
- For, suddenly, I saw you there / And through foggy London town / The sun was shining upside down!
- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- 極其混亂
- The thief had turned the room upside down.
- 竊賊們把房間翻得很亂。
近義詞
编辑- (顛倒,翻轉): bottom-upwards, topsy-turvy
形容詞
编辑- 顛倒的,翻轉的
- The pattern resembled an upside down letter W.
- 這個圖案像顛倒的字母W。
- 極其混亂的
- 1901, Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr, The lion's whelp: a story of Cromwell's time (page 248)
- The wenches and the men have been on the streets all day, and the kitchen is upside down. You never saw the like.
- 1901, Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr, The lion's whelp: a story of Cromwell's time (page 248)
- (金融) 負資產的,負債的
- He's upside down on his mortgage.
- 他因為按揭貸款而負債。
近義詞
编辑- (負資產的): underwater