Topple
[ 'tɔpl ]
公共 Public
vi. 倾倒;摇摇欲坠;倾斜得好倾斜得好像要跌倒一样;
vt. 将…推翻，打倒;使…跌倒;
📝 例句
topple down
(使)垮下来
This scandal could topple the government.
这一丑闻可能使政府倒台。
topple over
推倒, 摇倒
The monkeys shake the trees, trying to topple the nuts from the branches.
猴子遥晃着树，想把坚果从树上摇下来。
There are Rightists in every city and they want to topple us.
每一个城市都有一些右派，这些右派是要打倒我们的。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“逃跑”:政权被推翻了,赶快逃跑吧
※ topple-倾倒,top-顶端:倾倒垃圾时,垃圾桶顶端着地
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
topple
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 explosiontoppled 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.
🔁 扩展释义
*['tɒpl]vt. 推翻, 颠覆vi. 倒塌, 摇摇欲坠
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We spent a lot of time fishing together.
我们以前常常一起钓鱼。
That deep sigh could only express Helen's sadness.
那深深的叹息，不外乎表示出海伦的悲哀。
Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased.
就因为报上提到过这棵树，所以现在来弗林利参观的人越来越多。