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

• The upturned lines that look like little smiles are quite unlike the shapes produced by sediments laid down by wind.
  那朝上弯曲的线条，看来像淡淡的微笑，这与被风撒下的沉积物所形成的形态十分不同。
• A man came in, his face hidden by an upturned coat collar and a cap pulled low over his brow.
  一个男子走了进来，脸被竖着的衣领遮住了，帽子拉得低低的。
• She sat on an upturned bucket.
  她坐在一只倒合过来的水桶上。
• If you do encounter an extraterrestrial, smile, put out your hands with upturned palms and walk slowly towards them.
  如果你真的邂逅外星人，要微笑着，伸出你的手，手掌朝上，缓缓地向他们走去。
• Large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill.
  与杓鹬形似的大型涉水鸟；具有长而细的稍向上弯的喙。
• The afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch, and fell on my upturned face.
  午后的阳光穿透门廊上茂密的金银花藤，暖暖地洒落在我仰起的脸上。
• 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。
• 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。
• He pointed to the upturned furrows of a ploughed field.
  他指向耕地翻掘出的犁沟。
• Down below them was the sea of upturned faces
  他们下面是无数张仰望的脸。