overturn

o·ver·turn

O0197200 (ō′vər-tûrn′)v. o·ver·turned, o·ver·turn·ing, o·ver·turns v.tr.1. a. To cause to turn over; upset or flip over: Large waves overturned the raft.b. To cause to fall over; knock or topple over: bumped the vase and overturned it.c. To ransack: found that the room had been overturned during the night.2. a. To cause the downfall, destruction, or ending of; overthrow or abolish. See Synonyms at overthrow.b. Law To invalidate or reverse (a decision) by legal means: "his continuing legal battles to overturn a draft-evasion conviction" (Robert Lipsyte).v.intr. To turn over or capsize: The car went off the road and overturned.n. (ō′vər-tûrn′)1. The act or process of overturning: the court's overturn of a ruling.2. The state of having been overturned.3. The periodic mixing or circulation of water in a lake or sea as a result of changing temperature of its layers.

overturn

vb 1. to turn or cause to turn from an upright or normal position 2. (tr) to overthrow or destroy 3. (tr) to invalidate; reverse: the bill was passed in the Commons but overturned in the Lords. n the act of overturning or the state of being overturned

o•ver•turn

(v. ˌoʊ vərˈtɜrn; n. ˈoʊ vərˌtɜrn)
v.t. 1. to cause to turn over on the side, face, or back. 2. to destroy the power of; overthrow. v.i. 3. to turn over; capsize. n. 4. the act of overturning. 5. the state of being overturned. 6. the thorough circulation of water and nutrients brought about in a lake by the action of wind in the spring and fall. [1175–1225]

overturn

Past participle: overturned
Gerund: overturning

Imperative
overturn
overturn

Present
I overturn
you overturn
he/she/it overturns
we overturn
you overturn
they overturn

Preterite
I overturned
you overturned
he/she/it overturned
we overturned
you overturned
they overturned

Present Continuous
I am overturning
you are overturning
he/she/it is overturning
we are overturning
you are overturning
they are overturning

Present Perfect
I have overturned
you have overturned
he/she/it has overturned
we have overturned
you have overturned
they have overturned

Past Continuous
I was overturning
you were overturning
he/she/it was overturning
we were overturning
you were overturning
they were overturning

Past Perfect
I had overturned
you had overturned
he/she/it had overturned
we had overturned
you had overturned
they had overturned

Future
I will overturn
you will overturn
he/she/it will overturn
we will overturn
you will overturn
they will overturn

Future Perfect
I will have overturned
you will have overturned
he/she/it will have overturned
we will have overturned
you will have overturned
they will have overturned

Future Continuous
I will be overturning
you will be overturning
he/she/it will be overturning
we will be overturning
you will be overturning
they will be overturning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overturning
you have been overturning
he/she/it has been overturning
we have been overturning
you have been overturning
they have been overturning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overturning
you will have been overturning
he/she/it will have been overturning
we will have been overturning
you will have been overturning
they will have been overturning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overturning
you had been overturning
he/she/it had been overturning
we had been overturning
you had been overturning
they had been overturning

Conditional
I would overturn
you would overturn
he/she/it would overturn
we would overturn
you would overturn
they would overturn

Past Conditional
I would have overturned
you would have overturned
he/she/it would have overturned
we would have overturned
you would have overturned
they would have overturned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	overturn - the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"turnover, upsetupending, inversion - turning upside down; setting on end
	2.	overturn - an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"upsetsuccess - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
Verb	1.	overturn - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"tip over, tump over, turn overcapsize, turn turtle, turtle - overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"upend - become turned or set on end; "the airplanes upended"tip over, tump over, bowl over, knock over, overturn, turn over, upset - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
	2.	overturn - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, turn over, upsetmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
	3.	overturn - rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"override, overrule, overthrow, reversedecree, rule - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
	4.	overturn - cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"overthrow, subvert, bring downrevolutionize - overthrow by a revolution, of governmentsdepose, force out - force to leave (an office)
	5.	overturn - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"countermand, repeal, rescind, revoke, annul, vacate, reverse, liftgo back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
	6.	overturn - change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"revolutionize, revolutionisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

overturn

verb1. tip over, spill, topple, upturn, capsize, upend, keel over, overbalance The lorry went out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall. Two salmon fishermen died when their boat overturned.2. knock over or down, upset, upturn, tip over, upend Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned the table.3. reverse, change, alter, cancel, abolish, overthrow, set aside, repeal, quash, revoke, overrule, override, negate, rescind, invalidate, annul, nullify, obviate, countermand, declare null and void, overset The Russian parliament overturned his decision.4. overthrow, defeat, destroy, overcome, crush, bring down, oust, topple, do away with, depose, unseat, dethrone He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government.

overturn

verb1. To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position:capsize, knock over, overthrow, topple, turn over, upset.2. To bring about the downfall of:bring down, overthrow, subvert, topple, tumble, unhorse.

Translations

使翻倒推翻

overturn

(əuvəˈtəːn) verb to turn over. They overturned the boat; The car overturned. 使翻過來，推翻 使翻倒，推翻