"stand on its head" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 颠倒过来
• 完全颠覆

Definition

如果你“把某事颠倒过来”，就是把它原本的方式或意义完全改变，常常让人意外。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是习语，多用于非正式场合，常用来说思想、理论或规则被完全颠覆，而不是实际把物体倒立。常见表达如'stand the theory on its head.'

Examples

The new evidence stands the old idea on its head.

新证据**颠覆了**旧的观点。

His discovery stood the theory on its head.

他的发现**彻底颠覆了理论**。

The movie stands the usual story on its head.

这部电影**完全颠覆了传统情节**。

This new policy stands everything we believed about the company on its head.

这项新政策**彻底颠覆了我们对公司的所有看法**。

That comedian loves to stand traditional jokes on their head to surprise his fans.

那位喜剧演员喜欢**颠覆传统笑话**来让粉丝惊喜。

The new phone app really stands the way we communicate on its head.

这个新手机应用**彻底改变了我们的交流方式**。