The bicycle lay upended in a ditch.
自行車翻倒在一條小水溝里。
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He upended the beer, and swallowed.
他舉起啤酒，一飲而盡。
...upended flower pots.
倒扣著的花盆
If successful, we will upend our main competitors.
如果成功, 我們將擊敗我們的主要競爭對手.
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This would upend the law and drive the gun lobby bonkers.
此舉將要修改法律,將會(huì)使槍支游說者咆哮不堪.
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We'll have to upend the sofa to get it through the door.
我們得把沙發(fā)倒過來才能抬過這門.
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We'll have to upend the cupboard to get it through the door.
我們得把碗櫥倒過來才能抬過這門.
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Technology will improve society in ways big and small over the next few years, yet this will be little comfort to those who find their lives and careers upended by automation.
出自-2018年考研閱讀原文"the airplanes upended"
"upend the box and empty the contents"