upside down

参见：upsidedown

英语

A nuthatch upside down.

其他写法

• up so down (14-16世纪)
• downside up

词源

早期up so down的变体，源自中古英语 up-so-doun、upsedowne、upsadowne (“翻转，颠倒”)，等同于up +‎ so +‎ down。

发音

• 国际音标^(帮助): (慢读) /ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/, (快读) /ˌʌpsaɪˈdaʊn/

• 音频 (美式)：

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副词

upside down (不可比)

1. 颠倒，翻转

   The Union flag was flying upside down, a sign of danger.

   英国国旗上下颠倒地挂著，这是危险的信号。

   • 1937, “A Foggy Day (In London Town)”, Ira Gershwin 作词, George Gershwin 作曲:

     For, suddenly, I saw you there / And through foggy London town / The sun was shining upside down!

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2. 极其混乱

   The thief had turned the room upside down.

   窃贼们把房间翻得很乱。

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近义词

• (颠倒，翻转)： bottom-upwards, topsy-turvy

形容词

upside down (无比较级)

1. 颠倒的，翻转的

   The pattern resembled an upside down letter W.

   这个图案像颠倒的字母W。

2. 极其混乱的
   • 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.

3. (金融) 负资产的，负债的

   He's upside down on his mortgage.

   他因为按揭贷款而负债。

近义词

• (负资产的)： underwater

派生词

• upside-down cake
• upside-down fire
• upside down fridge

异序词

• downside up