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upend

C2 verb

upend /ʌpˈɛnd/ nghĩa là dựng đứng lên

Các nghĩa

  1. dựng đứng lên

    To end up; to set on end.

    transitive

    The dictator's fall will upend the political landscape.

  2. lật úp, lật ngược

    To tip or turn over.

    transitive

    When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both.

    upend the box and empty the contents

  3. lật đổ, đánh bại

    To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.

    figuratively · transitive

    The scientific evidence upended the popular myth.

  4. làm đảo lộn, gây xáo trộn

    To affect or upset drastically.

    figuratively · transitive

    By the middle of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic upended normal life for virtually all Americans.

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