overthrow

英 [ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ , ˈəʊvəθrəʊ]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ , ˈoʊvərθroʊ]

v.  推翻; 打倒; 赶下台
n.  推翻; 打倒

过去分词：overthrown　现在分词：overthrowing　第三人称单数：overthrows　复数：overthrows　过去式：overthrew　

CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.8785 / COCA.8555

牛津词典

verb

• 推翻；打倒；赶下台
  to remove a leader or a government from a position of power by force
  1. The president was overthrown in a military coup.
     总统在军事政变中被赶下台。

noun

• 推翻；打倒
  the act of taking power by force from a leader or government

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /ˌəʊvə'θrəʊ/. The noun is pronounced /'əʊvəθrəʊ/. 动词读作 /ˌəʊvə'θrəʊ/。名词读作 /'əʊvəθrəʊ/。


• VERB 推翻；打倒；将…赶下台
  When a government or leaderis overthrown, they are removed from power by force.
  1. That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.
     那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
  2. ...an attempt to overthrow the president.
     推翻总统的企图
  3. Overthrowis also a noun.
     
  4. They were charged with plotting the overthrow of the state.
     他们被控阴谋颠覆国家政权。

英英释义

noun

• the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
• the act of disturbing the mind or body
  1. his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset
  2. she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
  Synonym:upsetderangement

verb

• rule against
  1. The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
  Synonym:overruleoverturnoverridereverse
• cause the downfall of
  1. The Czar was overthrown
  2. subvert the ruling class
  Synonym:subvertoverturnbring down

双语例句

• Their plot to overthrow the government was crushed.
  他们企图推翻政府的阴谋被粉碎了。
• Massera took part in the overthrow of President Isabel Eva Peron in1976.
  马塞拉参与了1976年推翻总统伊莎贝尔·伊娃·庇隆。
• Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government
  安全部队揭露了一起推翻政府的阴谋。
• You were planning to assassinate our leader and overthrow his government.
  你计划暗杀我们的首领，颠覆他的政府。
• Did you read about the terrorist's attempt to overthrow the government?
  你读了有关恐怖分子企图颠覆政府（消息）吗？
• The police discovered his conspiracy to overthrow the government with some army officers.
  警方发现他与一些军官同谋企图推翻政府。
• Because it overthrew only the Ching Dynasty but did not overthrow imperialist and feudal oppression and exploitation.
  是因为辛亥革命只推翻一个清朝政府，而没有推翻帝国主义和封建主义的压迫和剥削。
• They are plotting to overthrow the government.
  他们蓄谋推翻政府。
• These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system
  这些情绪有可能促使人们想要推翻现行的体制。
• And he had seen there evidence enough to overthrow Aristotle and Ptolemy together.
  观察到的论据足以把亚里士多德和托勒密一起推翻。