Word · Frequency #7061
overturn
翻转；颠倒
核心释义
A turning over or upside-down; inversion.
- 1.
翻转或颠倒；倒置。
A turning over or upside-down; inversion.
- 2.
推翻或颠覆某种制度或状态；毁灭
The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.
颠覆；推翻；覆灭；翻转或颠倒；倒置。；推翻或颠覆某种制度或状态；毁灭；倾覆；破灭
用法In use
The sudden overturn of the boat surprised everyone.
用法提示：此处 'overturn' 作名词，表示 '倾覆' 的动作。
The overturn of the truck blocked the highway.
用法提示：此处 'overturn' 作名词，表示 '翻倒'。
The overturn of the bookshelf caused a mess.
用法提示：此处 'overturn' 作名词，表示 '倾覆/翻倒'。
the overturn of sth
overturn 作名词时多与 of 连用，表示对制度、政权或既有状态的推翻。
The overturn of the monarchy changed the country forever.
君主制的推翻永远地改变了这个国家。
a/an + adj. + overturn
该名词可数，前面常加形容词来强调推翻的程度或性质。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- overturn a decision
- 推翻决定
- The Supreme Court overturned the decision of the lower court.最高法院推翻了下级法院的决定。
- overturn a verdict
- 推翻判决
- The lawyer argued that the verdict should be overturned.律师辩称该判决应被推翻。
- overturn a government
- 推翻政府
- The rebels sought to overturn the government.叛军试图推翻政府。
- overturn a ban
- 推翻禁令
- The new legislation overturned the ban on imports.新立法推翻了进口禁令。
- overturn a car
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个杯子被“over”（翻过去）然后“turn”（转动），就“翻倒”了。
语境与语域Context & Register
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发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with the stressed syllable /ɜːn/ of 'overturn'. Note that they share the same vowel sound, though the spelling varies (e.g., 'urn', 'earn').
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。
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