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Overturn Ed Turns Upside   [V N Decision ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn

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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)翻转;(使)倾覆;(使)倒下 If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side.
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  • The lorry veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall...

    卡车突然失控,翻倒撞上了一堵墙。

  • Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned his glass of sherry...

    亚历克斯一下子暴跳起来,结果把他那杯雪利酒都打翻了。

  • A dozen cartons of books had been overturned and strewn about the floor.

    十几个装书的纸箱都被倒空,乱扔了一地。

  • ...a battered overturned boat.

    千疮百孔的倾覆的小船

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[VERB 动词]推翻,撤销(判决) If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid.
  [V n]
  • When the Russian parliament overturned his decision, he backed down...

    俄罗斯议会推翻了他的决定,他只好作罢。

  • His nine-month sentence was overturned by Appeal Court judge Lord Justice Watkins.

    上诉法院法官沃特金斯撤销了对他作出的9个月徒刑的判决。

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[VERB 动词]颠覆,破坏(政府或体系) To overturn a government or system means to remove it or destroy it.
  [V n]
  • He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government.

    他指责反对派企图颠覆政府。

  • ...a society where all the old values had been overturned.

    摒弃了所有旧价值观的社会


Oxford over·turn / ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈtɜːrn / verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] if sth overturns,or if sb overturnsit, it turns upside down or on its side 倾倒;倾覆;翻掉 The car skidded and overturned. 汽车打滑翻倒了。 overturnsth He stood up quickly, overturning his chair. 他猛然站起来,弄翻了椅子。 2 [transitive ] overturnsth to officially decide that a legal decision, etc. is not correct, and to make it no longer valid 推翻,撤销(判决等) to overturn a decision/conviction/verdict 撤销决定╱定罪╱裁决 His sentence was overturned by the appeal court. 上诉法庭撤销了对他的判决。 overturn overturns overturned overturning over·turn / ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈtɜːrn /
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overturno‧ver‧turn /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn $ ˌoʊvərˈtɜːrn/ ●●○ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] if you overturn something, or if it overturns, it turns upside down or falls over on its side:  Leslie jumped to her feet, overturning her chair. His car overturned, trapping him inside.2overturn a decision/verdict etc to change a decision or result so that it becomes the opposite of what it was before:  His conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal.3[transitive] to suddenly remove a government from power, especially by using violence SYN  overthrow
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[ˌəʊvəˈtɜ:n]overturned, overturning, overturns

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overturned[1241]
推翻(63%),颠覆(13%),倾覆(12%),打翻(7%),翻倒(5%)
vt.推翻;倾覆;破坏
vi.推翻;倾覆
n.倾覆;周转;破灭

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