upside down

逆さまに

上の部分が下を、下の部分が上を向くように。

やさしい英語で： With the top facing down and the bottom facing up.

• You are holding it upside down.
• The bat hung upside down from a branch.
• She turned the bottle upside down to empty it.

類義語： the wrong way up

反対語： the right way up

よく使う表現： hang upside down, turn upside down, hold upside down

めちゃくちゃに、ひっくり返して

物事が混乱したり、大きく変わったり、あちこちに散らかったりする状態に。

やさしい英語で： Into a state where things are confused, greatly changed, or scattered everywhere.

• They turned the room upside down.
• The move turned our lives upside down.
• Police turned the house upside down looking for evidence.

類義語： into chaos

よく使う表現： turn upside down, upside down completely

逆さまの

本来は下になる位置に、上の部分がある。

やさしい英語で： Having the top where the bottom should be.

• The picture is upside down.
• An upside down cup lay beside the sink.
• Why is the map upside down?

類義語： inverted

反対語： upright

よく使う表現： be upside down, upside down picture, upside down map

債務超過の

家や車などの購入で、残る借金がその物の現在の価値を上回っている。

やさしい英語で： Owing more money on a house, car, or other purchase than it is currently worth.

• We are upside down on our mortgage.
• Falling house prices left many owners upside down.
• Are you still upside down on the car loan?

使い方： upside down on something (We are upside down on our car loan.)

類義語： underwater

よく使う表現： be upside down, upside down financially