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　

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Collins.2 / BNC.9915 / COCA.7503

短语动词

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
  1. The pile of books toppled over.
     那一摞书倒了。
  2. 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。
• 打倒；推翻；颠覆
  to make sb lose their position of power or authority
  1. a plot to topple the President
     推翻总统的阴谋

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.
  1. He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards...
     他刚一松开手就缓缓向后倒下。
  2. Winds and rain toppled trees and electricity lines.
     狂风暴雨刮倒了树木，打落了电线。
  3. Topple overmeans the same astopple.
     Topple over 同 topple
  4. 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。
  5. We lost our balance and toppled over on to a table.
     我们失去平衡，倒向一张桌子。
• 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.
  1. ...the revolution which toppled the regime.
     推翻该政权的革命

英英释义

verb

• fall down, as if collapsing
  1. The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
  Synonym:tumble
• cause to topple or tumble by pushing
  Synonym:tumbletip

双语例句

• He caught the glass just as it began to topple.
  玻璃杯刚要翻倒时他伸手抓住了。
• 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。
• To topple, as from power or a high position; fall.
  下跌因外力或从高处倒下；
• Governments will topple and the programmes underpinning international aid will fall apart.
  政府将倒闭，支撑国际援助的项目将崩溃。
• 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？
• Able to topple governments with a single broadcast.
  能够凭一纸新闻颠覆政府。
• There are Rightists in every city and they want to topple us.
  每一个城市都有一些右派，这些右派是要打倒我们的。
• 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。
• 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。
• He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards
  他刚一松开手就缓缓向后倒下。