| 词汇 | upending |
| 释义 | upending present participle ofupend upend verb[ T ] uk /ʌpˈend/ us /ʌpˈend/ to push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more: 使颠倒;倒放 She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing.棋下到一半时她把棋盘掀翻了，因为她要输了。 Pushing and shoving bat bat something/someone away boop bring bring someone down bundle dig elbow knock someone down mash poke poke/dig someone in the ribsidiom prod rib shoulder shove thrust upend upset wrangle You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Turning upside down Examples of upendingupending In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It would eliminate those tragic, accidental cases of prams upending and depositing the poor infant on the road in front of oncoming cars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The genre has been credited with upending the stereotype of gaming as a sedentary activity, and promoting an active lifestyle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It walks well, without waddling, and although it normally feeds by upending, it can dive if necessary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Indirectly, it is upending the international monetary system. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It forages beside or in the water, sometimes upending in the water to feed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While often constructed by upending an old bathtub and burying one end, similar designs have been factory produced. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A planchet that escapes getting struck (with or without upending) is known as a blank planchet or blank. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Enraged, he attacks her, upending her dining room table and throwing her across the room. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These birds feed mainly by skimming rather than upending. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Literally, it describes the act of violently upending a chabudai as an expression of anger, frustration, and disapproval. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They forage beside or in the water, sometimes walking on lilypads or upending in the water to feed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The truck will have a chain or cable system for upending the container. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The adults breathe by going to the surface and upending. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Upending experience calls into question structures we imagine as unchangeable and factual. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Foraging is by picking plant items while walking or swimming, by upending, or occasionally by diving to a depth of up to 1 m (3 ft). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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