to overturn
01
推翻, 打倒
to cause the downfall or removal of rulers or leaders
Transitive: to overturn a ruler
例子
The citizens, discontent with the ruler's policies, organized protests to overturn the government.
对统治者的政策不满的公民组织了抗议活动以推翻政府。
语法信息
形态构成
复合词
运动动词
规则
现在时
overturn
第三人称单数
overturns
现在分词
overturning
一般过去时
overturned
过去分词
overturned
例子
The strong wind overturned the boat, sending everyone into the water.
强风掀翻了船，把所有人都抛进了水里。
03
翻转, 倾覆
to flip or turn something upside down
Intransitive
例子
The car overturned after the driver lost control on the slippery road.
汽车在司机在湿滑的路面上失去控制后翻车了。
04
推翻, 废除
to reverse, abolish, or invalidate something, especially a legal decision
Transitive: to overturn a legal decision
例子
The Supreme Court decided to overturn the lower court's ruling, citing a procedural error.
最高法院决定推翻下级法院的裁决，理由是程序错误。
05
推翻, 撤销
to cancel or annul a previous decision, law, or situation formally or authoritatively
Transitive: to overturn a decision or law
例子
The Supreme Court's ruling could potentially overturn decades of legal precedent.
最高法院的裁决可能会推翻数十年的法律先例。
Overturn
语法信息
有生性状态
抽象
形态构成
复合词
可数
复数形式
overturns
例子
The truck's overturn blocked traffic for hours.
卡车的翻车阻塞了交通数小时。
02
逆转, 翻盘
an unexpected or improbable victory, reversal, or triumph
例子
Historians regard the battle as an overturn against overwhelming odds.
历史学家认为这场战斗是对压倒性优势的一次逆转。
