upturned

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up·turned /ˌʌpˈtɜːnd◂ $ -ɜːr-/ adjectiveadj [usually before noun]

1 UPpointing or turning upwards 向上翘的；朝上翻的

He smiled down into her upturned face.

他微笑着俯视她仰起的面孔。

2 TURNturned upside down 翻转的，倒置的

I sat on an upturned box.

我坐在一个倒置的盒子上。

an upturned boat

底朝天的小船

Examples from the Corpus

upturned• I sat on an upturned box, feeling the sweat beginning to trickle down my back.• Looking at the upturned brim of Flora's panama she decided not to ask.• I still remember his upturned face far below.• an upturned flowerpot• Danny's freckled face and upturned nose was crowned by a shock of bright red hair.• an upturned nose• Fundamentally she is a slightly delinquent page-boy with small buttocks and an upturned nose.• Once he saw a great swirling mass of gulls and rooks over a messy area of what seemed upturned soil and rubbish.

upturned face• I still remember his upturned face far below.• The Collector looked down at the gaunt, upturned faces gathered at the foot of the stairs.• No upturned face met his eyes.• Jess shivered, looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idle curiosity.

up·turned adjectiveadj

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