| 单词 | overturn |
| 释义 | overturn (oʊvəʳtɜːʳn ) Word forms: overturns , overturning , overturned 1. verb If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. The lorry veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall. [VERB] Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned his glass of sherry. [VERB noun] A dozen cartons of books had been overturned and strewn about the floor. [VERB noun] ...a battered overturned boat. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: tip over, spill, topple, upturn 2. verb If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid. When the Russian parliament overturned his decision, he backed down. [VERB noun] His nine-month sentence was overturned by Appeal Court judge Lord Justice Watkins. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: reverse, change, alter, cancel 3. verb To overturn a government or system means to remove it or destroy it. He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government. [VERB noun] ...a society where all the old values had been overturned. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overthrow, defeat, destroy, overcome Collocations: overturn a car Some protesters attacked property and shops and overturned cars. Times, Sunday Times The blasts ripped up roads, trapped and overturned cars and firetrucks, and caused a blackout to the electrical grid. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Charred, crumpled and overturned cars were also scattered all around the scene as prosecutors and explosives experts examined them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They overturned cars and burnt them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They overturned cars and damaged traffic lights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I wonder if those who have sought to overturn the result of our 2016 referendum (in which 52 per cent voted leave) agree with her? Times, Sunday Times But for all his bluster, the president has made little headway in his attempt to overturn the result: many of the lawsuits have been thrown out of court. Times,Sunday Times So if you want a second referendum to overturn the result of the first, be honest that this risks dividing the country again. Times, Sunday Times Yet this would mean trying to overturn the result of one referendum using the alternative voting system rejected in another referendum. Times, Sunday Times Calls to overturn the result look forlorn, however. Times, Sunday Times Unlike a civilian trial, the convening authority's command prerogative entitles them to amend or overturn the sentence of a court-martial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All appealed to overturn their sentence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A federal appeals court, however, overturned that sentence. Chicago Sun-Times This list includes individuals who were sentenced to death and had their sentences overturned by acquittal or pardon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He then proceeds to overturn a table and throw a chair through a window. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Horrifying photos posted on social media showed bodies strewn amid overturned tables and chairs. The Sun He has overturned tables and benches on the fort's two helipads to prevent estate agents from landing with prospective buyers, after a legal dispute. Times, Sunday Times She responded by overturning a table, damaging a computer that was sitting on it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More than 130 were injured in the explosion, which overturned tables and chairs, and had brought the ceiling crashing down onto the ground floor restaurant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The judges now have to decide whether to overturn the verdict and order a fresh inquest or to substitute their own verdict. Times, Sunday Times He had the power to overturn any verdict by any other courts, and served as judge in cases involving criminal charges against provincial governors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The historian was acquitted in 2018 but a court overturned the verdict. Times,Sunday Times The ruling overturned that verdict. Times, Sunday Times Five months ago an appeal court overturned the verdicts because of renewed doubts. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 翻倒 Japanese: ひっくり返す/ひっくり返る |
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