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 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。
• 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。
• The truck had gone off the road and toppled over.
  那辆卡车冲出马路后就翻倒了。
• The majority of the revolutionaries of the older generation, nearly all Han, were toppled, including myself.
  大多数老一辈的革命家都被打倒了嘛，这些人几乎都是汉族嘛，包括我在内。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。