Word · Frequency #8785
overthrow
推翻；颠覆；打倒
核心释义
The act of removing a ruler or government by force or threat of force
- 1.
通过武力或武力威胁将统治者或政府赶下台；推翻；篡夺
A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
- 2.
扔得过远的投掷
A throw that goes too far.
- 3.
统治者或机构的终结(尤其通过武力)
the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
- 4.
扰乱心神或身体的行为
the act of disturbing the mind or body
投掷过远；过头的一掷；身心扰乱；失调；通过武力或武力威胁将统治者或政府赶下台；推翻；篡夺；扔得过远的投掷；统治者或机构的终结(尤其通过武力)
用法In use
The revolution led to the overthrow of the monarchy.
用法提示：名词，指用武力推翻政权。
The scandal caused the overthrow of the government.
用法提示：名词，表示政权被推翻。
The news of his failure brought about an overthrow of his confidence.
用法提示：名词，表示对身心的扰乱。
she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
the overthrow of sb/sth
overthrow 作名词时常用 the overthrow of... 结构，of 后接被推翻的统治者、政府或制度。
The overthrow of the monarchy changed the country forever.
君主制的推翻永远地改变了这个国家。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the overthrow of the government
- 推翻政府
- The overthrow of the government led to years of civil war.政府被推翻导致了多年的内战。
- a violent overthrow
- 暴力颠覆
- The violent overthrow of the dictator shocked the world.对独裁者的暴力颠覆震惊了世界。
- attempted overthrow
- 未遂的推翻
- The military was accused of an attempted overthrow of the president.军方被指控企图推翻总统。
- plot the overthrow
- 策划推翻
- They were arrested for plotting the overthrow of the regime.他们因策划推翻该政权而被捕。
- call for the overthrow
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把统治者从王座上“扔过头顶”（over+throw）摔下台，记住动作“推翻”的力量。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：politics、baseball/sports、medicine/psychology 作名词时，overthrow 有多个义项：政治语境中通常指用武力推翻政府或统治者，较正式；体育（如棒球）语境中可指投掷过远；医学或心理描述中可指身心扰乱。整体上该词多用于书面或较正式的表达，具体含义需根据上下文判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 overthrow 的最后一个重读音节 /θroʊ/ 押韵（元音及之后辅音相同）：throw, go, show, blow, slow, though。注意拼写相似的 thrown /θroʊn/、overthrown /ˌoʊvərˈθroʊn/ 多了一个 /n/，through /θruː/ 读长音 /uː/，均不押韵；另以 -ow 结尾的 cow /kaʊ/, now /naʊ/, how /haʊ/ 读 /aʊ/，也不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.