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

• He toppled over the side of the bridge into the water.
  他从桥边掉进水里了。
• Roofs toppled and walls and other debris fell onto unsuspecting people asleep.
  房顶坍塌、墙壁和其他瓦砾砸在毫无准备的人们身上。
• In a minute or two it started off again, but soon toppled.
  一两分钟后火车又重新开动，但很快就倾覆了。
• The pile of books toppled onto the floor.
  这堆书倒在了地板上。
• Our plan of taking a hike toppled down when it began to rain.
  天一下雨，我们徒步旅行的计划泡汤了。
• He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards
  他刚一松开手就缓缓向后倒下。
• The truck had gone off the road and toppled over.
  那辆卡车冲出马路后就翻倒了。
• 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。
• We have witnessed many counter-revolutionaries toppled one by one& the Ching Dynasty government, the northern warlords, the Japanese militarists, mussolini, Hitler and Chiang kai-shek; they made mistakes in thought and deed and could not do otherwise.
  我们亲眼看到了许多的反革命：清朝政府，北洋军阀，日本军国主义，墨索里尼，希特勒，蒋介石，一个一个地倒下去了，他们犯了并且不可能不犯思想和行动的错误。
• He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over
  他失去平衡，往后趔趄了一下，撞到栏杆摔倒了。