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单词 upend
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upend
verb[T]
uk
/ʌpˈend/us
/ʌpˈend/
topushormovesomething so that thepartthat usuallytouchesthegroundis nottouchingthegroundany more:
使颠倒；倒放
She upended thechessboardhalfwaythrough thegamebecause she waslosing.棋下到一半时她把棋盘掀翻了，因为她要输了。
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(Definition ofupendfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofupend

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As in the other texts on the page, the natural order has been upended.
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We suspect, however, that most feel the way we do, bothered that are our dogma has somehow been upended.
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Or should it be upended?
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If one is to argue for these competitive advantages, one upends the level playing field and disqualifies oneself for the single market.
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It would eliminate those tragic, accidental cases of prams upending and depositing the poor infant on the road in front of oncoming cars.
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When she was given the chemical, she was placed on a table, injected and upended so that it sloshed up and down her spinal column.
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That completely upended the computations and reasonable calculations made by the industrial company in exploring the scheme.
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The book argues that rapidly evolving technology willupendthe power structure of society.
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The genre has been credited with upending the stereotype of gaming as a sedentary activity, and promoting an active lifestyle.
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He upends a few dishes then overturns a chair before collapsing on the sofa, cigarette in hand.
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This upended the cart, tipping its passengers into the river, which at the time was swollen in flood.
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It walks well, without waddling, and although it normally feeds by upending, it can dive if necessary.
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Indirectly, it is upending the international monetary system.
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It forages beside or in the water, sometimes upending in the water to feed.
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A place where social norms were upended was inherently suspect.
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