今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 upend.

upend 的意思是上下顛倒，掀翻。Opposition politicians in Africa face tough challenges as they struggle to upend decades of rule by the parties that originally brought liberation from colonialism. 非洲的反對派政治人士面臨著艱巨的挑戰(zhàn)，他們在努力推倒最初將非洲從殖民統(tǒng)治中解放出來的政黨數(shù)十年的統(tǒng)治。

The Trump administration has proposed to require hospitals and insurers to disclose their secret negotiated rates. It could upend commercial health-care markets which are rife with hidden charges and secret discounts. 特朗普政府提議要求醫(yī)院和保險公司披露其保密的議定價格。這可能會徹底顛覆充斥著隱性收費和秘密折扣的商業(yè)醫(yī)療市場。