upturned

英 [ˌʌpˈtɜːnd]

美 [ˌʌpˈtɜːrnd]

adj.  向上翘的; 面朝上的; 颠倒的; 翻转的; 倒着的

过去分词：upturned　

BNC.14896 / COCA.17744

牛津词典

adj.

• 向上翘的；面朝上的
  pointing or facing upwards
  1. an upturned nose (= that curves upwards at the end)
     翘鼻子
  2. She looked down at the sea of upturned faces.
     她俯视着一大片仰起的脸孔。
• 颠倒的；翻转的；倒着的
  turned upside down
  1. She sat on an upturned box.
     她坐在一个倒放的箱子上。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 朝上的；朝上翘的；向上翻的
  Something that isupturnedpoints upwards.
  1. ...the rain splashing down on her upturned face.
     溅落到她仰起的脸上的雨水
  2. ...his eyes closed and his palms upturned.
     他闭上眼睛，掌心向上。
• ADJ 翻转的；倒置的
  Something that isupturnedis upside down.
  1. ...upturned buckets...
     倒扣的水桶
  2. He clung to the upturned boat, screaming for help.
     他紧紧抓着住倾覆的小船，高呼救命。

英英释义

adj

• (used of noses) turned up at the end
  1. a retrousse nose
  2. a small upturned nose
  Synonym:retroussetip-tilted
• having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
  1. an overturned car
  2. the upset pitcher of milk
  3. sat on an upturned bucket
  Synonym:overturnedupset

双语例句

• So, babies have these big, protruding foreheads, an upturned little nose, chubby cheeks and big eyes.
  所以，孩子有大而突出的额头，朝上的小鼻子，胖胖的脸颊，大大的眼睛。
• I heard his work boots crunching the hard snow with his giant steps. I saw his dark face hidden beneath a knit cap, the upturned coat collar, the woolen scarf wrapped around his neck and chin.
  我听见他的工作靴随着他巨人般的步伐将坚硬的冰雪踩得嘎吱作响，看见他黝黑的脸藏在一顶编织帽下面，衣领竖了起来，羊毛围巾把脖子和下巴裹得严严实实。
• He clung to the upturned boat, screaming for help.
  他紧紧抓着住倾覆的小船，高呼救命。
• When the dish was ready, Luyuan unplugged the cooker and moved the board from the sink to the centre of the room, where she placed it on top of a red, upturned bucket.
  饭做好了，李芦媛拔下电饭煲插头，在屋子中间倒放了一只红色的水桶，把水池上的那块木板拿来放在上面。
• She felt drops of rain on her, upturned` face.
  她感到有雨点落在她仰着的脸上。
• It was the sight of her mother's serene face upturned to the throne of God and His saints and angels, praying for blessings on those whom she loved.
  给她带来安慰的是母亲仰望上帝圣座和他的圣徒天使们、祈求赐福于她所爱的人时那张宁静的脸。
• Their tables were boards and upturned packing cases, their glasses tin mugs.
  他们的餐桌是包装箱板和上翘，他们的眼镜锡杯。
• Rescue teams have reportedly heard trapped passengers shouting from within the upturned ship.
  据报道，救援人员听到被困乘客从翻转的船里发出喊叫声。
• The cat was sitting on an upturned crate.
  猫儿蹲坐在倒放的板条箱上。
• Yet, had I not set out on my quest, I would not have seen such exquisite landscapes or traditional village houses shaped like upturned boats.
  然而，如果我没踏上寻觅之旅，我就不会看到如此优美的风景；还有那些传统村舍，那些房子就好像底儿朝天的船。