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

• Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi leader toppled by the United States in2003, was from the Tikrit region.
  2003年被美国推翻的伊拉克前领导人萨达姆·侯赛因就来自提克里特地区。
• He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards
  他刚一松开手就缓缓向后倒下。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 pile of books toppled onto the floor.
  这堆书倒在了地板上。
• The huge storm also toppled trees and cut power to thousands of residents in Washington and Oregon.
  在华盛顿和俄勒冈，树木同样遭受了风暴的肆虐，数千居民的电力系统被毁。
• The explosion toppled the old chimney.
  这次爆炸把那个旧烟囱给炸倒了。
• 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 toppled over the side of the bridge into the water.
  他从桥边掉进水里了。