参考词典中overturn的常规释义:
基本释义
- n. 倾覆,破灭,革命
vt. 推翻,颠倒
vi. 翻倒
词形变化
- 时 态:o·ver·turned, o·ver·turn·ing, o·ver·turns
参考例句
- They planned to overturn the government.
他们计划推翻政府。 - To push or throw over;overturn or overthrow.
使…跌倒通过推或扔的动作使…翻倒;翻倒或扔倒 - An attempt to overturn the government was made.
人们试图推翻这个政府。 - The cat overturned the vase of flowers.
小猫打翻了花瓶。
- They planned to overturn the government.
英英解释
2个名词解释
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- turn from an upright or normal position
[同] overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over
[例]- The big vase overturned
- The canoe tumped over
- cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
[同] knock over, bowl over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset
[例]- The cat knocked over the flower vase
- the clumsy customer turned over the vase
- he tumped over his beer
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- rule against
[同] override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse
[例]- The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
- cause the downfall of; of rulers
[同] bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert
[例]- The Czar was overthrown
- subvert the ruling class
- annul by recalling or rescinding
[同] countermand, annul, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate
[例]- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- change radically
[同] overturn, revolutionise, revolutionize
[例]- E-mail revolutionized communication in academe
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