时间: 2025-04-24 21:29:35
英: [ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn]
美: [ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn]
颠倒的:通常在上面的部分被翻转到下面。
最后更新时间:2025-04-24 21:29:35
词源分析:该短语由“upside”(上面)和“down”(下面)两个部分组成。“upside”源于“up”(向上)和“side”(侧、边),指的是物体的上方;“down”则直接表示向下的方向。
历史背景:该短语的使用可以追溯到1*世纪,最早出现在一些文学作品中,暗示着物体位置的反转或混乱状态。
课本:在*的英语教材中,可能出现在初中或高中的词汇部分。在美国的教材中,通常在小学和初中阶段的英语学中出现。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
The picture was hung upside down, causing confusion among the viewers.
(这幅画挂得颠倒了,使观众感到困惑。)
He turned the map upside down to get a better view of the area.
(他把地图翻转过来,以便更好地查看该地区。)
The child laughed when he saw his toy placed upside down.
(孩子看到他的玩具放得颠倒时笑了。)
The instructions were upside down, making it hard to follow.
(说明书是颠倒的,导致很难遵循。)
The coffee cup was left upside down on the table, leaving a stain.
(咖啡杯倒放在桌子上,留下了一个污渍。)
*. During the earthquake, everything was thrown upside down.
(在地震期间,所有东西都被颠倒了。)
The sign was upside down, which confused the tourists.
(标志是颠倒的,这让游客感到困惑。)
She flipped the book upside down to read the last chapter.
(她把书翻转过来阅读最后一章。)
The upside-down cake looked delicious after it was flipped.
(倒扣蛋糕翻转后看起来美味极了。)
When the team lost, the coach felt like everything had turned upside down.
(当球队输掉比赛时,教练觉得一切都颠倒了。)
同义词:reversed, inverted
反义词:right side up
音标记忆法:可以将“upside down”分为音节进行练*,记住发音与含义的联系。
谐音联想记忆:可以联想“upside”(上边)与“down”(下边),想象一个东西上下颠倒的情景,帮助记忆。
[ADV] If something is or has been turned upside down, it has been turned round so that the part that is usually lowest is above the part that is usually highest. 倒置地
例:The painting was hung upside down.这幅画挂颠倒了。
[ADJ] Upside down is also an adjective. 颠倒的
例:...chandeliers that resemble upside-down wedding cakes.…酷似倒置的婚礼蛋糕形状的吊灯。