up·side down
adverb/ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/
/ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/
Idioms - in or into a position in which the top of something is where the bottom is normally found and the bottom is where the top is normally found
颠倒；倒转；翻转 - The canoe floated upside down on the lake.
独木舟底朝天漂浮在湖面上。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUpside down is used with these verbs:- hang
Word OriginMiddle English: originally up so down, perhaps in the sense ‘up as if down’. - The canoe floated upside down on the lake.
Idioms
turn something upside down
- to make a place untidy when looking for something
把…翻得乱七八糟；使凌乱不堪 - The police turned the whole house upside down looking for clues.
警察为查找线索把整所房子翻得乱七八糟。
- The police turned the whole house upside down looking for clues.
- to cause big changes in a person’s life that upset and confuse them
给（某人生活）造成大的变化（或混乱） - His sudden death turned her world upside down.
他的遽然离世使她的生活完全乱套了。
- His sudden death turned her world upside down.