2018-09-27 每日一词 upend

词：upend    to turn something upside down

改变    change，shift

巨大的改变  change...greatly

颠覆  disrupt  <  upend

例句：Taobao has upended the Chinese retail market.

“upend”是“颠倒”的意思，也常用来表示“巨大的改变”，可以理解为“颠覆”一个行业的常规或现状,或介绍和评价某个革命性的产品

The internet has upended industries, from entertainment to retailing.

Tesla, an electric-car manufacturer, has upended the traditional auto industry.

Didi Chuxing, a ride-hailing service in China, has upended the taxi business.

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3. 作业

1）翻译:科技已经颠覆了出版业。

Technology has upended the publishing industry.

2）场景：听见同事的闲聊， 彻底颠覆了我的三观。

It has upended my values that hearing colleages' gossips.