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 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。
• The explosion toppled the old chimney.
  这次爆炸把那个旧烟囱给炸倒了。
• With great anger, he toppled the man from his horse.
  一怒之下，他把那人从马上掀了下来。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 tree in back of their house had toppled over while she was out chasing after her son.
  当她出门追赶她的儿子时，屋后的一棵大树倒了下来。