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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

overturn

英  [ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • overturns , overturning , overturned

    1. [I 不及物动词] 打翻 , 翻倒

    If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side.

    双语例句

    例：

    The motorcycle veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall.

    摩托车转向失去了控制，翻倒在地，然后猛地撞到一面墙上。

    例：

    Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned his glass of wine.

    亚历克斯猛地跳起来，打翻了他的那杯酒。

    2. [T 及物动词] 推翻

    If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid.

    近义词

    overrule

    双语例句

    例：

    When the courts overturned his decision, he backed down.

    当法院推翻了他的决定时，他让步了。

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