Definition of topple in English:

topple

verb ˈtɒp(ə)lˈtɑpəl

1Overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.
失去平衡，不稳而缓慢倒下
no object, with adverbial of direction she toppled over when I touched her
with object the push almost toppled him to the ground
他几乎被推倒在地上。
Example sentencesExamples
- A random air movement or passing lorry will cause it to topple: it could fall in any direction with equal probability.
- Before Todd could find out, he heard a scream from above and tables toppling over.
- He reeled up and toppled over backwards, banging his head on the edge of a chair.
- She fell onto the ground, and I watched as the punch bowl toppled off the table and onto her head.
- The Dean's chair tips, and he topples over and falls, landing on the floor.
- Alec arrived in time to catch his father from falling as he slowly toppled to the ground.
- He was still in the interrogation room, but the chairs and the tables had toppled over.
- She fell against them and the basket fell, toppled to the floor.
- It was awkward to get the tall man comfortable and Ikeda worried fleetingly about toppling off the table, but once it was done he felt all the better for it.
- Sometimes the gradient becomes so steep that I worry about toppling over backwards.
- She yelled, toppling and falling face down on my bed like a gymnast gone horribly wrong.
- I clutched the edge of the table to keep from toppling off of my stool.
- While doing so he overbalanced, toppling 22 feet to the ground below.
- Finally the glass stopped over the letter E before toppling off the table and shattering on the stone floor.
- Seiji struggled to reclaim his arm, but in doing so, caused all packages to topple over and fall to the ground.
- It is broken and caused my wheelchair to topple over backwards.
- Fleet went toppling over backwards, sending his armful of cannonballs clattering across the deck.
- He uttered a faint, choking gasp, and toppled over backwards, stiff as a board.
- I managed to sit down a little heavily into a canvas director's chair, causing me to overbalance and topple over backward.
- Jeff topples over backwards, and stops moving.
Synonyms
fall, tumble, overturn, overbalance, tip, keel, drop, pitch, plunge, capsize, collapse, founder, plummet, dive, lose one's balance, go head over heels
knock over, knock down, upset, push over, tip over, upend, capsize
fell, tear down, flatten, level
1. 1.1with object Remove (a government or person in authority) from power; overthrow.
  推翻（政府，当权人）；打倒
  disagreement had threatened to topple the government
  〈喻〉分歧使政府面临倒台的威胁。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Does it then follow that we ought to endeavor to topple authoritarian governments, in order to secure peace?
  Yet none of these protests gathered enough support to topple the government.
  This gave the military a veto over the cabinet, and the power to topple governments.
  He said the last thing premiers can afford is to be blamed for toppling the federal government.
  After joining another group, the kid realizes that toppling the government may not be such a good idea.
  Nothing would make me happier than if the most powerful state in the world was committed to spreading democracy and toppling vicious governments.
  It would be foolish to say that this divide doesn't exist any more (it does), but it's no longer the kind of explosive issue that topples governments.
  It has shown mass action from below can topple governments and inflict a defeat on big business policies.
  That rising toppled the government, but the new one continued the same policies as its predecessor.
  There is no question, we can topple any government we want to in the region.
  Hacking out that kind of boilerplate is a long way from almost toppling governments, but it beats driving buses, I guess.
  An increasingly politicised population has shown its continuing capacity to topple unpopular governments.
  Field soldiers during the cold war, some hold dark secrets that could topple governments.
  There he is drawn into the coup that topples the civilian government.
  I think this is as good as it's ever going to get for the Bloc - so why would they risk toppling the government?
  The second is demographically significant and can topple governments.
  Miners spearheaded a strike wave that toppled his government three months later.
  The strike action, which was intended to topple the government, shut down most transport across the country.
  All the usual things that spark civil unrest and topple governments.
  You agreed that everyone voting against the government did so with the intention of toppling the government.
  Synonyms
  overthrow, oust, depose, unseat, overturn, bring down, overcome, bring low, defeat, get rid of, dislodge, eject, supplant, dethrone
  informal defenestrate

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'tumble about'): frequentative of top¹.

Rhymes

hopple, popple, stopple

Definition of topple in US English:

topple

verbˈtäpəlˈtɑpəl

[no object]

1Overbalance or become unsteady and fall slowly.
失去平衡，不稳而缓慢倒下
she toppled over when I touched her
当我碰她时，她就倒了下来。
Example sentencesExamples
- He reeled up and toppled over backwards, banging his head on the edge of a chair.
- She fell onto the ground, and I watched as the punch bowl toppled off the table and onto her head.
- A random air movement or passing lorry will cause it to topple: it could fall in any direction with equal probability.
- Finally the glass stopped over the letter E before toppling off the table and shattering on the stone floor.
- He uttered a faint, choking gasp, and toppled over backwards, stiff as a board.
- Jeff topples over backwards, and stops moving.
- Alec arrived in time to catch his father from falling as he slowly toppled to the ground.
- I managed to sit down a little heavily into a canvas director's chair, causing me to overbalance and topple over backward.
- Before Todd could find out, he heard a scream from above and tables toppling over.
- I clutched the edge of the table to keep from toppling off of my stool.
- The Dean's chair tips, and he topples over and falls, landing on the floor.
- He was still in the interrogation room, but the chairs and the tables had toppled over.
- It is broken and caused my wheelchair to topple over backwards.
- She yelled, toppling and falling face down on my bed like a gymnast gone horribly wrong.
- Sometimes the gradient becomes so steep that I worry about toppling over backwards.
- It was awkward to get the tall man comfortable and Ikeda worried fleetingly about toppling off the table, but once it was done he felt all the better for it.
- While doing so he overbalanced, toppling 22 feet to the ground below.
- Seiji struggled to reclaim his arm, but in doing so, caused all packages to topple over and fall to the ground.
- Fleet went toppling over backwards, sending his armful of cannonballs clattering across the deck.
- She fell against them and the basket fell, toppled to the floor.
Synonyms
fall, tumble, overturn, overbalance, tip, keel, drop, pitch, plunge, capsize, collapse, founder, plummet, dive, lose one's balance, go head over heels
knock over, knock down, upset, push over, tip over, upend, capsize
1. 1.1with object Cause to become unsteady and fall.
  失去平衡，不稳而缓慢倒下
  disagreement had threatened to topple the government
  〈喻〉分歧使政府面临倒台的威胁。
  the push almost toppled him to the ground
  他几乎被推倒在地上。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is no question, we can topple any government we want to in the region.
  There he is drawn into the coup that topples the civilian government.
  Hacking out that kind of boilerplate is a long way from almost toppling governments, but it beats driving buses, I guess.
  The strike action, which was intended to topple the government, shut down most transport across the country.
  Yet none of these protests gathered enough support to topple the government.
  He said the last thing premiers can afford is to be blamed for toppling the federal government.
  It has shown mass action from below can topple governments and inflict a defeat on big business policies.
  It would be foolish to say that this divide doesn't exist any more (it does), but it's no longer the kind of explosive issue that topples governments.
  That rising toppled the government, but the new one continued the same policies as its predecessor.
  An increasingly politicised population has shown its continuing capacity to topple unpopular governments.
  Nothing would make me happier than if the most powerful state in the world was committed to spreading democracy and toppling vicious governments.
  You agreed that everyone voting against the government did so with the intention of toppling the government.
  All the usual things that spark civil unrest and topple governments.
  Does it then follow that we ought to endeavor to topple authoritarian governments, in order to secure peace?
  Miners spearheaded a strike wave that toppled his government three months later.
  This gave the military a veto over the cabinet, and the power to topple governments.
  Field soldiers during the cold war, some hold dark secrets that could topple governments.
  After joining another group, the kid realizes that toppling the government may not be such a good idea.
  I think this is as good as it's ever going to get for the Bloc - so why would they risk toppling the government?
  The second is demographically significant and can topple governments.
  Synonyms
  overthrow, oust, depose, unseat, overturn, bring down, overcome, bring low, defeat, get rid of, dislodge, eject, supplant, dethrone

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘tumble about’): frequentative of top.

单词	topple
释义	Definition of topple in English: topple verb ˈtɒp(ə)lˈtɑpəl 1Overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall. 失去平衡，不稳而缓慢倒下 no object, with adverbial of direction she toppled over when I touched her with object the push almost toppled him to the ground 他几乎被推倒在地上。 Example sentencesExamples A random air movement or passing lorry will cause it to topple: it could fall in any direction with equal probability. Before Todd could find out, he heard a scream from above and tables toppling over. He reeled up and toppled over backwards, banging his head on the edge of a chair. She fell onto the ground, and I watched as the punch bowl toppled off the table and onto her head. The Dean's chair tips, and he topples over and falls, landing on the floor. Alec arrived in time to catch his father from falling as he slowly toppled to the ground. He was still in the interrogation room, but the chairs and the tables had toppled over. She fell against them and the basket fell, toppled to the floor. It was awkward to get the tall man comfortable and Ikeda worried fleetingly about toppling off the table, but once it was done he felt all the better for it. Sometimes the gradient becomes so steep that I worry about toppling over backwards. She yelled, toppling and falling face down on my bed like a gymnast gone horribly wrong. I clutched the edge of the table to keep from toppling off of my stool. While doing so he overbalanced, toppling 22 feet to the ground below. Finally the glass stopped over the letter E before toppling off the table and shattering on the stone floor. Seiji struggled to reclaim his arm, but in doing so, caused all packages to topple over and fall to the ground. It is broken and caused my wheelchair to topple over backwards. Fleet went toppling over backwards, sending his armful of cannonballs clattering across the deck. He uttered a faint, choking gasp, and toppled over backwards, stiff as a board. I managed to sit down a little heavily into a canvas director's chair, causing me to overbalance and topple over backward. Jeff topples over backwards, and stops moving. Synonyms fall, tumble, overturn, overbalance, tip, keel, drop, pitch, plunge, capsize, collapse, founder, plummet, dive, lose one's balance, go head over heels knock over, knock down, upset, push over, tip over, upend, capsize fell, tear down, flatten, level 1.1with object Remove (a government or person in authority) from power; overthrow. 推翻（政府，当权人）；打倒 disagreement had threatened to topple the government 〈喻〉分歧使政府面临倒台的威胁。 Example sentencesExamples Does it then follow that we ought to endeavor to topple authoritarian governments, in order to secure peace? Yet none of these protests gathered enough support to topple the government. This gave the military a veto over the cabinet, and the power to topple governments. He said the last thing premiers can afford is to be blamed for toppling the federal government. After joining another group, the kid realizes that toppling the government may not be such a good idea. Nothing would make me happier than if the most powerful state in the world was committed to spreading democracy and toppling vicious governments. It would be foolish to say that this divide doesn't exist any more (it does), but it's no longer the kind of explosive issue that topples governments. It has shown mass action from below can topple governments and inflict a defeat on big business policies. That rising toppled the government, but the new one continued the same policies as its predecessor. There is no question, we can topple any government we want to in the region. Hacking out that kind of boilerplate is a long way from almost toppling governments, but it beats driving buses, I guess. An increasingly politicised population has shown its continuing capacity to topple unpopular governments. Field soldiers during the cold war, some hold dark secrets that could topple governments. There he is drawn into the coup that topples the civilian government. I think this is as good as it's ever going to get for the Bloc - so why would they risk toppling the government? The second is demographically significant and can topple governments. Miners spearheaded a strike wave that toppled his government three months later. The strike action, which was intended to topple the government, shut down most transport across the country. All the usual things that spark civil unrest and topple governments. You agreed that everyone voting against the government did so with the intention of toppling the government. Synonyms overthrow, oust, depose, unseat, overturn, bring down, overcome, bring low, defeat, get rid of, dislodge, eject, supplant, dethrone informal defenestrate Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'tumble about'): frequentative of top¹. Rhymes hopple, popple, stopple Definition of topple in US English: topple verbˈtäpəlˈtɑpəl [no object] 1Overbalance or become unsteady and fall slowly. 失去平衡，不稳而缓慢倒下 she toppled over when I touched her 当我碰她时，她就倒了下来。 Example sentencesExamples He reeled up and toppled over backwards, banging his head on the edge of a chair. She fell onto the ground, and I watched as the punch bowl toppled off the table and onto her head. A random air movement or passing lorry will cause it to topple: it could fall in any direction with equal probability. Finally the glass stopped over the letter E before toppling off the table and shattering on the stone floor. He uttered a faint, choking gasp, and toppled over backwards, stiff as a board. Jeff topples over backwards, and stops moving. Alec arrived in time to catch his father from falling as he slowly toppled to the ground. I managed to sit down a little heavily into a canvas director's chair, causing me to overbalance and topple over backward. Before Todd could find out, he heard a scream from above and tables toppling over. I clutched the edge of the table to keep from toppling off of my stool. The Dean's chair tips, and he topples over and falls, landing on the floor. He was still in the interrogation room, but the chairs and the tables had toppled over. It is broken and caused my wheelchair to topple over backwards. She yelled, toppling and falling face down on my bed like a gymnast gone horribly wrong. Sometimes the gradient becomes so steep that I worry about toppling over backwards. It was awkward to get the tall man comfortable and Ikeda worried fleetingly about toppling off the table, but once it was done he felt all the better for it. While doing so he overbalanced, toppling 22 feet to the ground below. Seiji struggled to reclaim his arm, but in doing so, caused all packages to topple over and fall to the ground. Fleet went toppling over backwards, sending his armful of cannonballs clattering across the deck. She fell against them and the basket fell, toppled to the floor. Synonyms fall, tumble, overturn, overbalance, tip, keel, drop, pitch, plunge, capsize, collapse, founder, plummet, dive, lose one's balance, go head over heels knock over, knock down, upset, push over, tip over, upend, capsize 1.1with object Cause to become unsteady and fall. 失去平衡，不稳而缓慢倒下 disagreement had threatened to topple the government 〈喻〉分歧使政府面临倒台的威胁。 the push almost toppled him to the ground 他几乎被推倒在地上。 Example sentencesExamples There is no question, we can topple any government we want to in the region. There he is drawn into the coup that topples the civilian government. Hacking out that kind of boilerplate is a long way from almost toppling governments, but it beats driving buses, I guess. The strike action, which was intended to topple the government, shut down most transport across the country. Yet none of these protests gathered enough support to topple the government. He said the last thing premiers can afford is to be blamed for toppling the federal government. It has shown mass action from below can topple governments and inflict a defeat on big business policies. It would be foolish to say that this divide doesn't exist any more (it does), but it's no longer the kind of explosive issue that topples governments. That rising toppled the government, but the new one continued the same policies as its predecessor. An increasingly politicised population has shown its continuing capacity to topple unpopular governments. Nothing would make me happier than if the most powerful state in the world was committed to spreading democracy and toppling vicious governments. You agreed that everyone voting against the government did so with the intention of toppling the government. All the usual things that spark civil unrest and topple governments. Does it then follow that we ought to endeavor to topple authoritarian governments, in order to secure peace? Miners spearheaded a strike wave that toppled his government three months later. This gave the military a veto over the cabinet, and the power to topple governments. Field soldiers during the cold war, some hold dark secrets that could topple governments. After joining another group, the kid realizes that toppling the government may not be such a good idea. I think this is as good as it's ever going to get for the Bloc - so why would they risk toppling the government? The second is demographically significant and can topple governments. Synonyms overthrow, oust, depose, unseat, overturn, bring down, overcome, bring low, defeat, get rid of, dislodge, eject, supplant, dethrone Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘tumble about’): frequentative of top.
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