upside-down

/ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈʌpsaɪddˌaʊn] /ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/ (ame, ipa)

upside-down — adverb

1. with the usual top at the bottom and the usual bottom at the top.

1.副詞B2
釋義

with the usual top at the bottom and the usual bottom at the top.

例句

Ezra held the postcard upside down and read the city name backwards.

verb + object + upside down

The teacher noticed one map was upside down above the whiteboard.

be upside down after the verb

同義詞
  • inverted

    more formal and common in technical or visual contexts

  • the wrong way up

    informal and often used in spoken British English

反義詞
  • right side up

    the direct opposite, with the object in its normal position

文法句型

be upside down

verb + object + upside down

用法筆記

Usually follows a verb such as turn, hang, hold, pin, or sleep. In ordinary use it describes literal position, not disorder or emotional upheaval.

常見錯誤

❌Turn the bottle upside-down.
✅Turn the bottle upside down.
💡When it works as an adverb after the verb, write it without the hyphen.