overturn
英 [??v?'t??n]
美['ov?t?n]
- vt. 推翻；傾覆；破壞
- vi. 推翻；傾覆
- n. 傾覆；周轉(zhuǎn)；破滅
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?overturns;過(guò)去式:?overturned;過(guò)去分詞:?overturned;現(xiàn)在分詞:?overturning;
助記提示
1、over "above" + turn.
2、含義：turn from above, turn down from above, roll down from above.
3、roll over, turn over (滾下，翻倒) from power.
4、另一層含義：turn across. => 翻轉(zhuǎn)，翻身，周轉(zhuǎn)，流通。
2、含義：turn from above, turn down from above, roll down from above.
3、roll over, turn over (滾下，翻倒) from power.
4、另一層含義：turn across. => 翻轉(zhuǎn)，翻身，周轉(zhuǎn)，流通。
中文詞源
overturn 推翻，傾覆
over-,超過(guò)，過(guò)度，turn,轉(zhuǎn)。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- overturn (v.)
- early 13c., of a wheel, "to rotate, roll over," from over- + turn (v.). Attested from c. 1300 in general transitive sense "to throw over violently;" figurative meaning "to ruin, destroy" is from late 14c. Of judicial decisions, "to reverse," it is attested from 1826. Related: Overturned; overturning.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government.
- 他指責(zé)反對(duì)派企圖顛覆政府。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Horrified commuters saw the lorry veer across the motorway and overturn.
- 驚恐萬(wàn)分的通勤者們看見(jiàn)那輛卡車(chē)突然沖向高速公路另一側(cè)，接著翻倒在地。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. We saw the canoe overturn, throwing its passengers into the water.
- 我們看到獨(dú)木舟傾覆了, 把上面的乘客掀入水中.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. THERE never was such an overturn in this world.
- 這世界上還從來(lái)沒(méi)有過(guò)如此希望落空的事.
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 金銀島
- 5. Some high - ranking officers plotted to overturn the government.
- 有幾名高級(jí)軍官策劃推翻政府.
來(lái)自辭典例句