upside

英 [ˈʌpsaɪd]

美 [ˈʌpsaɪd]

n.  (糟糕局面的)好的一面，光明的一面，正面

复数：upsides　

机械

BNC.35560 / COCA.12789

牛津词典

noun

• （糟糕局面的）好的一面，光明的一面，正面
  the more positive aspect of a situation that is generally bad

英英释义

noun

• the highest or uppermost side of anything
  1. put your books on top of the desk
  2. only the top side of the box was painted
  Synonym:toptop sideupper side

双语例句

• What we have here is a world turned upside down.
  我们让这里的世界翻转了。
• Yes, the strategy is upside down.
  是的，策略上下颠倒了。
• Even if you plant the seed upside down, the roots will still grow down.
  即使你把种子倒过来种，根须还是往下长。
• If you turn the envelope upside down, the key will fall out.
  你如果把信封倒过来，钥匙就会掉出。
• Turn the vat upside down.
  把缸扣过来。
• He turned the box upside down.
  他把那个箱子颠倒过来了。
• These flags are upside down because the narrow white bands are on top.
  这面旗挂反了，因为比较窄的白条纹到上面去了。
• At times they go so far as to confound right and wrong and turn things upside down.
  他们有时简直要闹到颠倒是非、混淆黑白的程度。
• On the upside I know some people have benefited from it by adopting some beautiful baby girls.
  同时我知道有些人从此受益了，他们收养了一些漂亮的女宝宝。
• He felt too shocked to move. His world had been turned upside down.
  他惊呆了。他的世界已经完全被打乱了。