overturn

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A turning over or upside-down; inversion.
  2. The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.
动词 v.
  1. To turn over, capsize or upset. ambitransitive
    — About three or four minutes later still an express freight on the up main line ran into the wreckage at about 35 m.p.h. Its engine also overturned and 15 more wagons were added to the mounting pile of wreckage.
  2. To overthrow or destroy. transitive
  3. To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind. transitive
    — In a report for the Sun on Sunday, Barak claimed that Andrew is consulting lawyers about overturning that settlement.
  4. To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from. transitive
    — Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure
  5. To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths. intransitive

词形变化

overturns present,singular,third-person overturning participle,present overturned participle,past overturned past overturns plural

词汇关系

衍生词
overturnable overturner

词源

词源 1
From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve.
词源 2
From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve.
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