topple
美音:
[´tɔpəl
]英音:
[´tɔpəl
]v.倾倒
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动词过去式:toppled 过去分词:toppled 现在分词:toppling 第三人称单数:topples
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topple
/'tɒpl; `tɑpl/
v
1 (a) [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (over) be unsteady and fall 不稳而倒下
*The pile of books toppled over onto the floor. 那一摞书倒在地板上了.
(b) [Tn,Tn.pr] cause (sth) to do this 使(某物)倒下
*The explosion toppled the old chimney. 这次爆炸把那个旧烟囱给炸倒了.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] (fig 比喻) cause (sb/sth) to fall from power or authority; overthrow 将(某人[某事物])推翻; 打倒
*a crisis which threatens to topple the government (from power) 使政府有垮台之虞的危机.
topple
v[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: top]
[I and T]to become unsteady and then fall over, or to make something do this
topple over A stack of plates swayed, and began to topple over. [T]to take power away from a leader or government, especially by force
=
overthrow This scandal could topple the government.