overthrow

/ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

推翻；打倒；推翻；打倒

释义与例句

v. 推翻；打倒
to remove a leader or government from power, often by force
  1. The rebels tried to overthrow the government.
    叛军试图推翻政府。
  2. The king was overthrown by a revolution.
    国王被一场革命推翻了。
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  1. They plotted to overthrow the dictator.
    他们密谋推翻独裁者。
n. 推翻；打倒
the act of removing someone from power
  1. The overthrow of the regime changed the country.
    推翻该政权改变了这个国家。
  2. The coup led to the overthrow of the president.
    政变导致总统被推翻。
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  1. He planned the overthrow of his rival.
    他策划打倒对手。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 overthrow 作动词指推翻、打倒，过去式 overthrew，过去分词 overthrown。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • topple 推翻；使倒下
    可表推翻政权或使物体倒塌
    The rebels toppled the statue. 叛军推倒了雕像。
常见搭配
  • overthrow the government 推翻政府
    They attempted to overthrow the government. 他们试图推翻政府。
  • the overthrow of 对……的推翻
    The overthrow of the king was sudden. 国王被推翻得很突然。