Word · Frequency #7061
Fully loadedoverturning
打翻；翻倒；倾覆
overturning is the present participle of overturn.
To turn over, capsize, or upset.
- 1.
To turn over, capsize or upset.
翻转,倾覆或打翻
- 2.
To overthrow or destroy.
推翻或摧毁。
- 3.
To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
推翻(决定)；否决或撤销
- 4.
To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
通过获胜来减弱之前失败的重要性；东山再起。
- 5.
To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths.
经历湖底喷发,溶解气体突然从深处喷出
撤销；推翻；驳回；逆转；反败为胜；推翻；摧毁；发生湖泊喷发（湖底溶解气体突然喷发）；翻转,倾覆或打翻
In use
The strong wind overturned the trash can in the yard.
The Supreme Court overturned the lower court's decision.
A series of protests could overturn the authoritarian regime.
overturn sth (physical)
The strong wind overturned the boat.
强风掀翻了小船。
sth overturns (physical)
The car overturned on the slippery road.
汽车在湿滑的路上翻倒了。
overturn a decision/ruling
常用于法律或政治语境。
The court overturned the previous ruling.
Connections
Collocations
- overturn a decision
- 推翻决定
- The court may overturn the committee's decision.法院可能会推翻委员会的决定。
- overturn a conviction
- 撤销定罪
- The new evidence could overturn his conviction.新证据可能撤销对他的定罪。
- overturn a ban
- 解除禁令
- The city council voted to overturn the ban on street vendors.市议会投票解除了对街头摊贩的禁令。
- overturn a government
- 推翻政府
- The rebels attempted to overturn the government.叛乱分子企图推翻政府。
- overturn a table
- 掀翻桌子
- In a fit of anger, he overturned the table.一怒之下，他掀翻了桌子。
- overturn a glass
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：杯子在桌上，over（在上）被turn（转）倒扣，水洒出，即打翻；引申为推翻、撤销。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：legal rulings and decisions、vehicle or boat accidents、sports commentary overturn 的语域随搭配和语境变化：在法律/正式文件中通常表示‘推翻、撤销（判决或决定）’，比较正式；在车辆、船只翻覆等书面叙述中为中性；体育报道中表示‘逆转（比分/劣势）’时也常见。日常口语里若指‘打翻’物体，更常说 knock over 或 tip over。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 overturn 的重读音节 /tɜːrn/ 押韵：turn、return、burn、churn 都用 -urn 拼写；learn、earn 读音相同但拼作 -earn。注意 overture /ˈoʊvərtʃər/、overt /oʊˈvɜːrt/、overtone /ˈoʊvərtoʊn/ 也从 over- 开头，拼写相近，但读音不同，不押韵。
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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