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单词 subvert
释义
subvertsub‧vert /səbˈvɜːt $ -ˈvɜːrt/ verb [transitive] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsubvert
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French subvertir, from Latin subvertere ‘to turn from beneath, subvert’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
subvert
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysubvert
he, she, itsubverts
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysubverted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave subverted
he, she, ithas subverted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad subverted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill subvert
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have subverted
Continuous Form
PresentIam subverting
he, she, itis subverting
you, we, theyare subverting
PastI, he, she, itwas subverting
you, we, theywere subverting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been subverting
he, she, ithas been subverting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been subverting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be subverting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been subverting
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Smith was sentenced to 14 years for plotting to subvert the government.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A more contemporary comparison might be deconstruction, which tries to subvert the text by turning its own unacknowledged premises against it.
  • Coercion and domination subvert the integrity of love by creating power relationships that are its antithesis.
  • It is as if the filters of distance and time were subverted by the complex connecting of everything to everything.
  • Neville's genius was to subvert and turn round press attacks on Oz, but they could still cost dearly.
  • Other officials with different views were also subverting them.
  • Too much control and predictability might eventually subvert the organizational goals.
word sets
WORD SETS
adversarial, adjectiveamnesty, nounanarchism, nounanarchist, nounanticlerical, adjectivearms control, nounbigot, nounbigoted, adjectivebigotry, nounbilateral, adjectiveBlimp, nouncarpetbagger, nouncaucus, nounchancellor, nouncoalition, nounconsensus, nounconstituency, nounconstitutionalism, nounconsumerism, nouncredo, noundemagogue, noundestabilize, verbdétente, noundisorder, noundissent, noundivine right, nounferment, nounfirebrand, noungerrymandering, nounheartland, nounhonours list, nouninterventionist, adjectiveisolationism, nounliberal, adjectiveliberal, nounliberalism, nounlobby, nounlobby, verbMaoism, nounnationalistic, adjective-ocracy, suffix-ocrat, suffixopinion-makers, nounopinion poll, nounpersonality cult, nounpetition, nounphoto opportunity, nounplacard, nounplatform, nounpolitical, adjectivepolitical asylum, nounpolitical geography, nounpolitical machine, nounpopulist, adjectivepork barrel, nounprivilege, nounpropaganda, nounrealpolitik, nounrevolution, nounsoapbox, nounsound bite, nounstump, verbsubversive, adjectivesubvert, verbwar of words, nounwheeler-dealer, nounwheeling and dealing, noun
1to try to destroy the power and influence of a government or the established system:  an attempt to subvert the democratic process2to destroy someone’s beliefs or loyalty
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