overthrow
英 [??v?'θr??]
美[,ov?'θro]
- n. 推翻；傾覆；瓦解
- vt. 推翻；打倒；傾覆
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詞態變化
復數:?overthrows;第三人稱單數:?overthrows;過去式:?overthrew;過去分詞:?overthrown;現在分詞:?overthrowing;
助記提示
1、over "above" + throw.
2、含義：throw from above, throw down from above, cast down from above.
3、roll over, throw over (滾下，扔下) from power.
2、含義：throw from above, throw down from above, cast down from above.
3、roll over, throw over (滾下，扔下) from power.
中文詞源
overthrow 推翻，傾倒
over-,超過，過度，throw,扔。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- overthrow (v.)
- early 14c., "to knock down," from over- + throw (v.). Figurative sense of "to cast down from power, defeat" is attested from late 14c. Related: Overthrown; overthrowing. Earlier in same senses was overwerpen "to overturn (something), overthrow; destroy," from Old English oferweorpan (see warp (v.)).
- overthrow (n.)
- 1510s, "act of overthrowing," from over- + throw (n.).
雙語例句
- 1. These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system.
- 這些情緒有可能促使人們想要推翻現行的體制。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government.
- 檢方在審判中指稱被告密謀推翻政府。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy.
- 軍事統治政權被推翻以后，接著是一段時期的無政府狀態。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. a conspiracy to overthrow the government
- 顛覆政府的陰謀
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. After the overthrow of the government, the country was in chaos.
- 政府被推翻后, 這個國家處于混亂中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》