toppled

英 [ˈtɒpld]

美 [ˈtɑːpld]

v.  (使)失去平衡而坠落，倒塌，倒下; 打倒; 推翻; 颠覆
topple的过去分词和过去式

BNC.48707 / COCA.29801

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)摇摇欲坠;(使)不稳而倒下
  If someone or somethingtopplessomewhere or if youtopplethem, they become unsteady or unstable and fall over.
  1. He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards...
     他刚一松开手就缓缓向后倒下。
  2. Winds and rain toppled trees and electricity lines.
     狂风暴雨刮倒了树木，打落了电线。
  3. Topple overmeans the same astopple.
     Topple over 同 topple
  4. The tree is so badly damaged they are worried it might topple over...
     这棵树严重受损，他们担心它会倒掉。
  5. We lost our balance and toppled over on to a table.
     我们失去平衡，倒向一张桌子。
• VERB 推翻;颠覆
  Totopplea government or leader, especially one that is not elected by the people, means to cause them to lose power.
  1. ...the revolution which toppled the regime.
     推翻该政权的革命

双语例句

• The front gate and a statue of the college's founder were toppled.
  学校前大门和学校创建者的雕像被推倒。
• He dragged the boulder up the rock and toppled it over the edge.
  他把那块大鹅卵石拖到岩石上，推了下去。
• All-male and all-white clubs have toppled like dominoes under threats of legal action.
  男人和白人俱乐部在法律的威胁下，像多米诺骨牌一样倒下了。
• A new world record for the number of dominoes toppled in one go has been set in the Netherlands.
  在荷兰，一项新的多米诺骨牌世界记录在一次尝试下就创造出来了。
• I was toppled three times and rehabilitated three times.
  我是“三落三起”。
• His idea of winning power quickly toppled down when he learned who his opponent was.
  当他得知对手是谁时，他立即断了想获取权力的念头。
• The explosion toppled the old chimney.
  这次爆炸把那个旧烟囱给炸倒了。
• Before long I was again toppled by the gang of four.
  不久，我又被四人帮打倒了。
• The base of the rock cracked and the whole mass toppled into the sea.
  岩石的底部裂开了，整块岩石塌入海中。
• The pile of books toppled down.
  那一堆书倒了。