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Overthrow Government Leader Verb Noun Overthrown Power Force

The word "overthrow" means to remove a government, leader, or system from power by force. It can be used as a verb (to overthrow) or a noun (an overthrow).

The word "overthrow" means to remove a government, leader, or system from power by force. It can be used as a verb (to overthrow) or a noun (an overthrow).

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The verb is pronounced /ˌəʊvə'θrəʊ/. The noun is pronounced /'əʊvəθrəʊ/. 动词读作 /ˌəʊvə'θrəʊ/。名词读作 /'əʊvəθrəʊ/。
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[VERB 动词]推翻;打倒;将…赶下台 When a government or leader is overthrown, they are removed from power by force.
  [be V-ed]
  [V n]
  [oft N of n]
  • That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.

    那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

  • ...an attempt to overthrow the president.

    推翻总统的企图

  • Overthrow is also a noun.
    • They were charged with plotting the overthrow of the state.

      他们被控阴谋颠覆国家政权。


Oxford over·throw
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overthrow overthrows overthrew overthrowing overthrown
verb / ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ / ( over·threw / ˌəʊvəˈθruː ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈθruː / over·thrown / ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊn ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈθroʊn / ) overthrowsb/sth to remove a leader or a government from a position of power by force 推翻;打倒;赶下台 The president was overthrown in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被赶下台。 noun / ˈəʊvəθrəʊ ; NAmE ˈoʊvərθroʊ / [usually singular ] the act of taking power by force from a leader or government 推翻;打倒 over·throw / ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ / over·threw / ˌəʊvəˈθruː ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈθruː / over·thrown / ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊn ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈθroʊn / overthrow / ˈəʊvəθrəʊ ; NAmE ˈoʊvərθroʊ /
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overthrow1 verb
overthrow2 noun
overthrowo‧ver‧throw1 /ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ $ ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ/ ●○○ verb (past tense overthrew /-ˈθruː/, past participle overthrown /-ˈθrəʊn $ -ˈθroʊn/) [transitive]
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1to remove a leader or government from power, especially by force SYN  oust:  Rebels were already making plans to overthrow the government.2to get rid of the rules, ideas, or systems of a society
overthrow1 verb
overthrow2 noun
overthrowo‧ver‧throw2 /ˈəʊvəθrəʊ $ ˈoʊvərθroʊ/ noun [uncountable]
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the defeat and removal from power of a leader or government, especially by forceoverthrow of The organization was dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism. the overthrow of Mussolini
WDF

overthrow

[ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ]overthrew, overthrown, overthrowing, overthrows

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v8713
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overthrowing[230] overthrown[501]
推翻(70%),打倒(15%),颠覆(12%),瓦解(3%)
n.推翻;倾覆;瓦解
vt.推翻;打倒;倾覆

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