口朝下 meaning in Chinese

mouth down

In this dilemma , as i was very pensive , i stept into the cabbin and sat me down , xury having the helm , when on a suddain the boy cry d out , master , master , a ship with a sail , and the foolish boy was frighted out of his wits , thinking it must needs be some of his master s ships sent to pursue us , when , i knew we were gotten far enough out their reach
接着，我又打起手势向他们要水。我把一只罐子拿在手里，把罐底朝天罐口朝下翻转来，表示里面已空了，希望装满水。他们马上告诉自己的同伴，不久便有两个女人抬了一大泥缸水走来。