overturn是什么意思
- 英式英标[\'ovətɝn]
- 美式音标[əʊvə\'tɜːn]
vt. 推翻；倾覆；破坏
vi. 推翻；倾覆
n. 倾覆；周转；破灭
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.
中文解释
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。
实用例句
- 1. He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government.
- 他指责反对派企图颠覆政府。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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.
来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
- 5. Some high - ranking officers plotted to overturn the government.
- 有几名高级军官策划推翻政府.
来自辞典例句
