upside down

颠倒； 乱七八糟

She was a scientist who turned the world upside down.(她是一个使世界为之颠倒的科学家。)

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。)

It occurred to me that I could take that theme and turn it upside down against itself and it would work.(我突然想到，我可以利用这个主题，把它颠倒过来，它就会起作用。)

What an upside down planet, huh?!(一个多么上下颠倒的星球阿？！)

When his wife died, his entire world was turned upside down.(他妻子死后，他的整个生活变得一塌糊涂。)

Every pill made my insides turn upside down.(每片药都使我的胃翻江倒海。)

Their world turns upside down not because they wanted the divorce to happen, but because someone else did, so the kids feel extra helpless.(他们的世界发生了天翻地覆的变化，不是因为他们想离婚，而是因为别人这样做了，所以孩子们感到特别无助。)

Yes, I agree that the sheet is upside down.(是的，我认为那些薄片是颠倒的。)

Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down.(庄严的游行队伍中有的人跟随彼此，而有些则原地打转，侧着身子，上下颠倒。)

The painting was hung upside down.(这幅画挂颠倒了。)

adv

1. in an inverted manner

e.g. the box was lying on the floor upside down

1. 倒置地；颠倒过来
If something has been moved upside down, it has been turned round so that the part that is usually lowest is above the part that is usually highest.

e.g. The painting was hung upside down...
油画挂倒了。
e.g. Salter held the bag by the corners and shook it upside down.
索尔特捏住包的外角，把它倒过来晃了晃。

2. to turn something upside down -> see turn