overturn

verb

/ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn/

/ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrn/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they overturn	/ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrn/
he / she / it overturns	/ˌəʊvəˈtɜːnz/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrnz/
past simple overturned	/ˌəʊvəˈtɜːnd/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrnd/
past participle overturned	/ˌəʊvəˈtɜːnd/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrnd/
-ing form overturning	/ˌəʊvəˈtɜːnɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] if something overturns, or if somebody overturns it, it turns into a position in which the top of it is where the bottom of it normally is or on its side倾倒；倾覆；翻掉
- The car skidded and overturned.汽车打滑翻倒了。
- overturn something He stood up quickly, overturning his chair.他猛然站起来，弄翻了椅子。
[transitive] overturn something to officially decide that a legal decision, etc. is not correct, and to make it no longer legally recognized推翻，撤销（判决等）
- to overturn a decision/conviction/verdict撤销决定／定罪／裁决
- His sentence was overturned by the appeal court.上诉法庭撤销了对他的判决。
- He hopes that councillors will overturn the decision.他希望议员们能推翻这个决定。
Topics Preferences and decisionsc1, Law and justicec1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
verb + overturn
- seek to
- try to
- fail to
- …
phrases
- be easily overturned
to show that a belief or an idea is not correct推翻，撤销（判决等）
- She completely overturned my preconceptions about film stars.她完全推翻了我对电影明星的成见。
- This argument seems convincing, but is easily overturned.这一论点看似令人信服，却很容易被推翻。