(past -threw /-ˈθruː/; past participle -thrown /-ˈθrəʊn/)with obj.
1
- remove forcibly from power推翻; 打倒：
military coups which had attempted to overthrow the King.
企图推翻国王的军事政变。
1.1
- put an end to (something), typically by the use of force or violence（尤指用武力或暴力）终止, 结束：
their subversive activities are calculated to overthrow parliamentary democracy.
他们的颠覆活动旨在结束议会民主。
1.2
- archaic knock or throw to the ground〈古〉打翻在地; 击倒：
one who is already prostrate cannot be overthrown.
已经趴在地上的人是无法击倒的。
2
- throw (a ball) further than the intended distance投（球）过远：
he grips the ball too tight and overthrows it.
他球抓得太紧, 投得过远。
2.1
- chiefly N. Amer. throw a ball beyond (a receiving player)〈主北美〉投球超过（接手）：
Perkins jumped on him for overthrowing wideout Mark Carrier early in the game.
由于在球赛开始后不久投球超过边侧接应队员马克·凯利, 帕金斯把他痛斥了一顿。
1
- in sing. a removal from power; a defeat or downfall推翻; 打倒：
plotting the overthrow of the government.
阴谋颠覆政府。
2
- (in cricket, baseball, and other games) a throw which sends a ball past its intended recipient or target（板球、棒球等比赛）越过接球手（或目标）的投球, 投球过远, 投球过猛。
2.1
- a score made because the ball has been overthrown（因对方投球过远而得的）分：
his throw missed the stumps and went for four overthrows.
他没有击中门柱, 结果四次投球过远失分。
3
- a panel of decorated wrought-iron work above an arch or gateway（拱门、门廊上方的）铁艺装饰板。