Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #9915
toppling
倒塌；倒下；摇摇欲坠
toppling is the present participle of topple.
核心释义
to fall over or lean as if about to fall
- 1.
推倒或掀翻。
To push or throw over.
- 2.
翻转,倾覆。
To overturn.
- 3.
推翻某事物。
To overthrow something.
- 4.
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.
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。
用法In use
The old tree toppled in the storm and blocked the road.
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.
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.
用法提示：topple 在 start to topple 中作不定式，不及物用法，表示“倒塌”。
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。
topple (over)
不及物用法，常与 over 连用，表示倒塌或倒下。
The tower toppled during the earthquake.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- topple the government
- 推翻政府
- The rebels aimed to topple the government.叛乱者旨在推翻政府。
- topple a regime
- 推翻政权
- The protestors sought to topple the regime.抗议者试图推翻政权。
- topple a statue
- 推倒雕像
- The crowd toppled the statue of the dictator.人群推倒了独裁者的雕像。
- topple from power
- 下台
- The president was toppled from power in a coup.总统在政变中被推翻下台。
- topple over
- 倒塌
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“top”被“pull”拉倒，像积木塔倒塌。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：物体倒塌、政权颠覆 topple 通常既用于具体物体的倒塌（如建筑物），也用于抽象事物的颠覆（如政府）。两种语境都很常见，因此语域偏向不固定，比较中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-ple' spelling and first-syllable stress, but differ in vowel sounds; none rhyme with 'topple'.
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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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