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overturn

英[əʊvə'tɜːn]美['ovətɝn]

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近义词

反义词

vt. 推翻；倾覆；破坏
vi. 推翻；倾覆
n. 倾覆；周转；破灭

词态变化

第三人称单数: overturns;过去式: overturned;过去分词: overturned;现在分词: overturning;

助记提示

1、over "above" + turn.
2、含义：turn from above, turn down from above, roll down from above.
3、roll over, turn over (滚下，翻倒) from power.
4、另一层含义：turn across. => 翻转，翻身，周转，流通。

中文词源

overturn 推翻，倾覆

over-,超过，过度，turn,转。比喻用法。

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government.: 他指责反对派企图颠覆政府。

2. Horrified commuters saw the lorry veer across the motorway and overturn.: 惊恐万分的通勤者们看见那辆卡车突然冲向高速公路另一侧，接着翻倒在地。

3. We saw the canoe overturn, throwing its passengers into the water.: 我们看到独木舟倾覆了, 把上面的乘客掀入水中.

4. THERE never was such an overturn in this world.: 这世界上还从来没有过如此希望落空的事.

5. Some high - ranking officers plotted to overturn the government.: 有几名高级军官策划推翻政府.