"turn on its head" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 彻底颠覆
• 完全改变

Definition

彻底改变人们通常的思考或做事方式，经常是颠倒固有的想法或假设。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个比喻性短语，仅用于思想、观点、方法等彻底颠覆。不能用于实际物体。常见于新闻和批评语境。

Examples

The new study turns the old theory on its head.

这项新研究**彻底颠覆**了旧理论。

His ideas turned traditional thinking on its head.

他的新观点**彻底颠覆**了传统观念。

The invention turned the industry on its head.

这项发明**彻底改变**了行业。

That movie really turned all my expectations on its head.

那部电影**彻底颠覆**了我所有的期待。

Her solution just turned the whole problem on its head.

她的解决方案**彻底颠覆**了整个问题。

This new law could turn the system on its head.

这项新法律可能会**彻底颠覆**这个体系。