overturn
verb
ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn
verb
1
if
you
overturn
something,
or
if
it
overturns,
it
turns
upside
down
or
falls
over
on
its
side
(使)翻倒,(使)倾覆; 打翻
I,T
Leslie
jumped
to
her
feet,
overturning
her
chair.
莱斯莉一跃而起,弄倒了椅子。
His
car
overturned,
trapping
him
inside.
他的汽车翻倒了,把他困在里面。
2
overturn a decision/verdict etc
to
change
a
decision
or
result
so
that
it
becomes
the
opposite
of
what
it
was
before
推翻决定/裁决等
His
conviction
was
overturned
by
the
Court
of
Appeal.
他的定罪被上诉法院推翻了。
3
to
suddenly
remove
a
government
from
power,
especially
by
using
violence
〔尤指用暴力突然〕推翻,颠覆〔政府〕;
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