topple
verb /ˈtɒpl/
/ˈtɑːpl/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they topple | /ˈtɒpl/ /ˈtɑːpl/ |
| he / she / it topples | /ˈtɒplz/ /ˈtɑːplz/ |
| past simple toppled | /ˈtɒpld/ /ˈtɑːpld/ |
| past participle toppled | /ˈtɒpld/ /ˈtɑːpld/ |
| -ing form toppling | /ˈtɒplɪŋ/ /ˈtɑːplɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to become unsteady and fall down; to make something do this
（使）失去平衡而坠落，倒塌，倒下 - + adv./prep. The pile of books toppled over.
那一摞书倒了。 - He toppled backwards into the river.
他向后摔倒在河里。 - topple somebody/something + adv./prep. 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。
- + adv./prep. The pile of books toppled over.
- [transitive] topple somebody/something to make somebody lose their position of power or authority
打倒；推翻；颠覆 - a plot to topple the President
推翻总统的阴谋
- She led a campaign to topple the regime.
她领导了一场推翻政权的运动。 - The armed forces toppled the elected government in a bloodless coup.
军队发动不流血政变推翻了民选政府。 - The church played an important role in toppling the Communist order in Poland.
教会在推翻波兰的共产主义秩序中发挥了重要作用。
- a plot to topple the President
词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘tumble about’): frequentative of the verb top.