overturn
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. 打翻; 翻倒
The motorcycle veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall. 摩托車轉(zhuǎn)向失去了控制,翻倒在地,然后猛地撞到一面墻上。
Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned his glass of wine. 亞歷克斯躍起得太猛,以至于打翻了他的那杯葡萄酒。
2. V-T If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid. 推翻
When the courts overturned his decision, he backed down. 當(dāng)法院推翻了他的決定時(shí),他讓步了。
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overturn /???v??t??n/ (overturning,overturned,overturns)
劍橋詞典
- The rioters overturned several cars and set them alight .
- An articulated lorry has overturned on the south-bound carriageway , shedding its load .
- A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.
- She overturned the car , but walked away from it without a scratch .
- Vandals smashed windows and overturned cars in the downtown shopping district .
overturn verb (GO UPSIDE DOWN)
[ 不及物動(dòng)詞:后面不接賓語的動(dòng)詞 or 及物動(dòng)詞:后面接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ]to (cause to) turn over
打翻,弄翻;(使)傾覆;(使)翻倒
The car skidded off the road , hit a tree and overturned. 汽車滑出道路,撞到樹上后翻了。
The intruder had overturned some of the furniture in the house . 入室竊賊翻動(dòng)了屋子里的一些家具。
例句
overturn verb (CHANGE)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:后面接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ] formalto change a legal decision
推翻(法律裁決)
The Court of Appeal overturned the earlier decision . 上訴法庭推翻了早先作出的裁決。
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:后面接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ] UK
If you overturn someone's majority in an election in the UK, you defeat them.
(在英國大選中)因獲得多數(shù)席位而獲勝
The Labour candidate unexpectedly overturned the long-standing Tory majority . 工黨候選人出乎意料地?fù)魯×碎L期以來占多數(shù)議席的保守黨。 返回 overturn