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topple

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v.倾倒

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topple为短语/超纲词汇

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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.