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单词 overturn
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overturn
vəʳtɜːʳn ˌoʊvərˈtɜrn ˈoʊvərˌtɜrn
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense overturns, present participle overturning, past tense , past participle overturned
1 V-ERG (使)翻转;(使)倾覆;(使)倒下 If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. (使)翻转;(使)倾覆;(使)倒下
  • The lorry veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall. [VERB]

    卡车突然失控,翻倒撞上了一堵墙。

  • Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned his glass of sherry. [VERB noun]

    亚历克斯一下子暴跳起来,结果把他那杯雪利酒都打翻了。

  • A dozen cartons of books had been overturned and strewn about the floor. [VERB noun]

    十几个装书的纸箱都被倒空,乱扔了一地。

  • ...a battered overturned boat. [VERB-ed]

    千疮百孔的倾覆的小船

SYN tip over, spill, topple, upturn
2 VERB 推翻,撤销(判决) If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid. 推翻,撤销(判决)
  • When the Russian parliament overturned his decision, he backed down. [VERB noun]

    俄罗斯议会推翻了他的决定,他只好作罢。

  • His nine-month sentence was overturned by Appeal Court judge Lord Justice Watkins. [VERB noun]

    上诉法院法官沃特金斯撤销了对他作出的9个月徒刑的判决。

SYN reverse, change, alter, cancel
3 VERB 颠覆,破坏(政府或体系) To overturn a government or system means to remove it or destroy it. 颠覆,破坏(政府或体系)
  • He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government. [VERB noun]

    他指责反对派企图颠覆政府。

  • ...a society where all the old values had been overturned. [VERB noun]

    摒弃了所有旧价值观的社会

SYN overthrow, defeat, destroy, overcome
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