| 复合形式： |
| turn upside down vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (invert) (本义) | 倒转…，使…倒置，颠倒…
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| | I turned the Jell-O mold upside down to get the Jell-O out. |
| turn upside down vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (change dramatically) (比喻) | 使…翻天覆地，（生活等发生巨大变化）完全颠倒…
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| | The terrible news caused his world to turn upside down. |
| turn upside down vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (disarray by searching) | 把…翻得乱七八糟
bǎ fān de luàn qī bā zāo |
| | The house was turned upside down as the burglars searched for valuable items. |