每日一词9 upend

意： to turn something upside down

例：Taobao has upended the Chinese retail market.

Upend: 颠倒，也可用来表示巨大的改变。可理解为颠覆一个行业的常规或现状。

例：The internet has upended many industries, such as  (from) retailing and (to) entertainment.

评价或介绍某个革命性的产品时：

例：Tesla，an electric-car manufacturer, has upended the transitional auto industry.

例：Didi chuxing, a ride-hailing service in China, has upended the taxi business.

改变： change, shift;

巨大的改变：change sth greatly；

颠覆：disrupt；

相比之下，upend更形象，改变程度更大。

作业：

每日一词9 upend

答：1）Technology has upended the publishing industry.

2) 情景：陈小武等教师颠覆了教师师德。

造句：University teachers such as Chen Xiaowu and Wu Chunming，have upended the mortals of teacher.