topple sb/sth
及物用法,表示推翻某个政权或机构。
The rebels toppled the government.
叛军推翻了政府。
倒塌;倒下;摇摇欲坠
topples — third person singular of topple
推倒;弄翻;使倒下;推翻;颠覆;推倒或掀翻。;翻转,倾覆。;推翻某事物。
to fall over or lean as if about to fall
推倒或掀翻。
To push or throw over.
翻转,倾覆。
To overturn.
推翻某事物。
To overthrow something.
摇摇欲坠并倒下,或倾斜得似乎要倒下。
To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so.
一般现在时
They topple the dictator.
他们推翻了独裁者。
一般过去时
The wall toppled.
墙倒塌了。
现在进行时
The regime is toppling.
政权正在倒台。
表示推翻或倒塌,可作及物或不及物动词。
The old tree toppled in the storm and blocked the road.
那棵老树在暴风雨中倒下,堵住了道路。
用法提示:topple 用作不及物动词,表示“倒下、倒塌”。
The pile of plates toppled and crashed to the floor.
那叠盘子倒下,摔碎在地板上。
用法提示:toppled 是 topple 的过去式,不及物用法,表示“倒下”。
As the earthquake began, bookshelves started to topple.
地震开始时,书架开始倒塌。
用法提示:topple 在 start to topple 中作不定式,不及物用法,表示“倒塌”。
及物用法,表示推翻某个政权或机构。
The rebels toppled the government.
叛军推翻了政府。
不及物用法,常与 over 连用,表示倒塌或倒下。
The tower toppled during the earthquake.
塔在地震中倒塌了。
多用于政治或政权,比 topple 更正式,强调整体颠覆。
可用于物理或抽象,强调翻转或推翻,较 topple 更强调结果。
口语常用,指使失去权力或地位,等同于 topple 但较不正式。
正式用词,特指通过法律或强制手段免职,偏重人物。
grammar · medium
易错句子The tower toppled down.
正确表达The tower toppled.
“topple”本身已包含“倒下”的意思,添加“down”会造成语义重复,不符合英语表达习惯。
grammar · medium
易错句子He toppled over the vase.
正确表达He toppled the vase.
“topple over”是不及物动词短语,不能直接带宾语;表示“推翻某物”时应用及物动词“topple”直接接宾语。
tumble 强调失去平衡后翻滚或快速跌落,多用于具体物体或人;topple 则侧重从直立状态倒下或推翻。
overthrow 多用于政治或制度层面,指有组织地推翻政权或体系;topple 可用于具体物体或抽象事物,语气较弱。
collapse 强调结构破坏后向内或向下塌陷,常指建筑或系统;topple 则指从直立状态倒下,不一定导致完全瓦解。
推翻政府
The rebels aimed to topple the government.
叛乱者旨在推翻政府。
推翻政权
The protestors sought to topple the regime.
抗议者试图推翻政权。
推倒雕像
The crowd toppled the statue of the dictator.
人群推倒了独裁者的雕像。
下台
The president was toppled from power in a coup.
总统在政变中被推翻下台。
倒塌
The stack of books toppled over.
那摞书倒塌了。
从权力宝座上跌落
The dictator was toppled from power after years of oppression.
这位独裁者在多年压迫后被赶下台。
倒塌;倒下
The stack of books toppled over with a loud crash.
那堆书哗啦一声倒了下来。
失宠;失势
The once-popular politician toppled from grace after the scandal.
这位曾经受欢迎的政客在丑闻后失宠了。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.