overturn的意思

基本释义

• v 推翻；倾覆；破坏

  if you overturn something, or if it overturns, it turns upside down or falls over on its side

• n 倾覆；周转；破灭

例句

1. Leslie jumped to her feet, overturning her chair.

   莱斯莉一跃而起，碰倒了椅子。

2. His car overturned, trapping him inside.

   他的汽车发生侧翻，把他困在了里面。

3. The boat overturned.

   船翻了。

4. 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。

近义词

英英释义

noun 1. an improbable and unexpected victory e.g. the biggest upset since David beat Goliath Synonym: upset 2. the act of upsetting something e.g. he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed Synonym: upsetturnover verb 1. change radically e.g. E-mail revolutionized communication in academe Synonym: revolutionize, revolutionise 2. rule against e.g. The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill Synonym: overrule, override, overthrow, reverse 3. cancel officially e.g. He revoked the ban on smoking lift an embargo vacate a death sentence Synonym: revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, rescind, vacate 4. turn from an upright or normal position e.g. The big vase overturned The canoe tumped over Synonym: turn overtip overtump over 5. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position e.g. The cat knocked over the flower vase the clumsy customer turned over the vase he tumped over his beer Synonym: tip overturn overupsetknock overbowl overtump over 6. cause the downfall of of rulers e.g. The Czar was overthrown subvert the ruling class Synonym: overthrowsubvertbring down

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