topple
英 [ˈtɒpl]
美 [ˈtɑːpl]
v. (使)失去平衡而坠落,倒塌,倒下; 打倒; 推翻; 颠覆
过去式:toppled 过去分词:toppled 现在分词:toppling 第三人称单数:topples
Collins.2 / BNC.9915 / COCA.7503
短语动词
Topple over
1. (使)摇摇欲坠;(使)不稳而倒下
牛津词典
verb
- (使)失去平衡而坠落,倒塌,倒下
to become unsteady and fall down; to make sth do this- The pile of books toppled over.
那一摞书倒了。 - He brushed past, toppling her from her stool.
他经过时蹭了她一下,使她从凳子上摔了下来。
- The pile of books toppled over.
- 打倒;推翻;颠覆
to make sb lose their position of power or authority- a plot to topple the President
推翻总统的阴谋
- a plot to topple the President
柯林斯词典
- V-ERG (使)摇摇欲坠;(使)不稳而倒下
If someone or somethingtopplessomewhere or if youtopplethem, they become unsteady or unstable and fall over.- He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards...
他刚一松开手就缓缓向后倒下。 - Winds and rain toppled trees and electricity lines.
狂风暴雨刮倒了树木,打落了电线。 - Topple overmeans the same astopple.
Topple over 同 topple - The tree is so badly damaged they are worried it might topple over...
这棵树严重受损,他们担心它会倒掉。 - We lost our balance and toppled over on to a table.
我们失去平衡,倒向一张桌子。
- He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards...
- VERB 推翻;颠覆
Totopplea government or leader, especially one that is not elected by the people, means to cause them to lose power.- ...the revolution which toppled the regime.
推翻该政权的革命
- ...the revolution which toppled the regime.
英英释义
verb
- fall down, as if collapsing
- The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
- cause to topple or tumble by pushing
双语例句
- He entered Robben Island a militant who had failed to topple a government, but came out as a leader who succeeded in building a new nation on a platform of peace and reconciliation among races.
他进入罗本岛时还是一个未能推翻政府的激进分子,然而出狱后却成为了一名领袖人物,成功地在种族和平与和谐平台上构建了一个新国家。 - Ramadan pointed out that america's plan to topple the regime of a country, which found no precedent in the modern history of the world, would constitute a threat to all the regimes that Washington did not like.
拉马丹指出,美国计划推翻一个国家的政权,这在世界现代史上是没有先例的现象,这种情况对所有华盛顿不喜欢的政权都构成威胁。 - Cribs should be placed away from windows and tall, unsecured bookcases and shelves that could slide or topple.
婴儿床应放在远离窗户和高,无担保的书柜和书架,可以幻灯片或推翻。 - He slapped his knee and began to topple from his seat.
他拍膝盖,开始在座位上昏昏沉沉地倒下去。 - He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards
他刚一松开手就缓缓向后倒下。 - Libyan rebels are depending heavily on international help in their drive to topple leader Moammar Gadhafi.
利比亚反对派在推翻领导人卡扎菲的运动中非常仰赖国际的援助。 - China had backed Western efforts to topple the Taliban and rebuild the Afghan state, but confined itself to a role of supporting regional stability through mainly economic means.
中国支持西方推翻塔利班和帮助阿富汗重建的努力,但迄今将自己的作用局限于主要通过经济手段支持地区稳定。 - Handcuffs will get soft and billy clubs will topple over, let's go on being free anyhow.
手镣(压制)将得到消解而且警棍(严酷的政权)将会被推翻,让我们任意地廷续自由的本质。 - A civil war might topple the government.
内战可能会使政府垮台。 - Why do chief executives fail, regimes topple and elected leaders fall out of favour?
为什么首席执行官会失败,政权会被推翻,民选领导人会失宠?