音标:[ˌəuvəˈtə:nz] ;
v. (使)翻倒( overturn的第三人称单数 ); 使垮台, 推翻; 撤销(判决等)
n the act of upsetting something
n an improbable and unexpected victory
v turn from an upright or normal position
v cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
v rule against
v cause the downfall of; of rulers
v cancel officially
v change radically

overturn的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. The boat overturned but didn't sank.小船翻了,但没有沉。
  2. The revolutionist planned to overturn this puppet regime.革命者计划推翻傀儡政府。
  3. Some high-ranking officers plotted to overturn the government.有几名高级军官策划推翻政府。
  4. The 21st century will overturn many of our basic assumptions about economic life.21世纪将会颠覆很多我们关于经济生活的基础假设。
用作名词(n.)
  1. This is one of the important reasons for overturn of ro-ro ships.这是许多滚装船发生倾覆的重要原因之一。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. The boat overturned.船翻了。
  2. We saw the canoe overturn, throwing its passengers into the water.我们看到那个独木舟翻了,把几个乘客都抛到水里。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. The earthquake overturned houses.地震使房屋倾覆。
  2. He overturned the lamp.他把灯打翻了。
  3. The dog overturned his empty dish to show that he was hungry.狗把它的空盘子翻了过来,说明它饿了。
  4. A big wave overturned the boat.一个大浪把小船打翻了。
  5. The rebels overturned the government.反叛者们推翻了政府。
  6. The decision overturned a century-old judicial rule.这项决议推翻了历时已有一个世纪的司法裁决。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • overturn boat打翻了小船
  • overturn the dish打翻了盘子
  • overturn house推翻了房屋
  • overturn lamp打翻了灯
  • overturn government推翻了政府
  • overturn rule推翻了规定

经典引文

  • Our sole aim must be to overturn the social iceberg, stand it on its head.

    出自:M. Leitch
  • I ransacked the closet.., overturning boxes.

    出自:P. Auster
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