upturned

upturned — adjective

1. positioned with the tip or front pointing upward, or turned over so that what wa

1.形容詞B2
釋義

positioned with the tip or front pointing upward, or turned over so that what was underneath is now on top

例句

Amani lifted her upturned face to the warm morning sun.

upturned face — pointing upward

After the storm, the fishermen found an upturned boat on the shore.

upturned boat — turned over

同義詞
  • inverted

    more formal and technical; often used in scientific or mathematical contexts

  • upside down

    more common in everyday speech; can follow a linking verb ('the boat was upside down')

  • reversed

    implies front-to-back or order reversal, not necessarily vertical flipping

反義詞

文法句型

upturned + noun

用法筆記

This adjective is used before the noun it describes rather than after a linking verb; you would not normally say 'the cup is upturned' to describe its position — instead, say 'the cup is upside down' or 'the cup is turned over'.

常見錯誤

❌She upturned the bowl to drain the water.
✅She turned the bowl upside down to drain the water.
💡'upturned' is an adjective describing a final position, not a verb; use 'turn upside down' or 'flip over' for the action.
❌The cup was upturned on the table.
✅An upturned cup sat on the table.
💡'upturned' sounds unnatural after a linking verb; use it directly before the noun.