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to upend
01
颠倒, 翻转
to set, turn, or stand an object on its end or upside down
Transitive: to upend sth
Example
The construction workers upended the heavy beam to position it vertically in the framework.
建筑工人翻转了重梁，垂直放置在框架中。
Trying to read the label, she upended the bottle to see the ingredients listed at the bottom.
为了查看瓶底列出的成分，她将瓶子颠倒。
02
颠倒, 翻转
to undergo a change in position where an object becomes turned or set on end
Intransitive
Example
The boat upended in the strong current.
船在强流中翻转。
As the earthquake shook the region, several gravestones in the cemetery upended.
随着地震震动该地区，墓地里的几块碑石颠倒。
