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单词 topple
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topple


top·ple

T0274000 (tŏp′əl)v. top·pled, top·pling, top·ples v.tr.1. To push or knock over: bumped into the table and toppled the lamp.2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of. See Synonyms at overthrow.3. To defeat, as in a contest: toppled the league leader.v.intr. To totter and fall: buildings that toppled in the earthquake.
[Frequentative of top.]

topple

(ˈtɒpəl) vb1. to tip over or cause to tip over, esp from a height2. (intr) to lean precariously or totter3. (tr) to overthrow; oust[C16: frequentative of top1 (verb)]

top•ple

(ˈtɒp əl)

v. -pled, -pling. v.i. 1. to fall forward, as from top-heaviness or weakness; pitch. 2. to lean over or totter, as if threatening to fall. v.t. 3. to cause to topple. 4. to overthrow, as from a position of authority: to topple a king. [1535–45; appar. top1 (v.) + -le]

topple


Past participle: toppled
Gerund: toppling
Imperative
topple
topple
Present
I topple
you topple
he/she/it topples
we topple
you topple
they topple
Preterite
I toppled
you toppled
he/she/it toppled
we toppled
you toppled
they toppled
Present Continuous
I am toppling
you are toppling
he/she/it is toppling
we are toppling
you are toppling
they are toppling
Present Perfect
I have toppled
you have toppled
he/she/it has toppled
we have toppled
you have toppled
they have toppled
Past Continuous
I was toppling
you were toppling
he/she/it was toppling
we were toppling
you were toppling
they were toppling
Past Perfect
I had toppled
you had toppled
he/she/it had toppled
we had toppled
you had toppled
they had toppled
Future
I will topple
you will topple
he/she/it will topple
we will topple
you will topple
they will topple
Future Perfect
I will have toppled
you will have toppled
he/she/it will have toppled
we will have toppled
you will have toppled
they will have toppled
Future Continuous
I will be toppling
you will be toppling
he/she/it will be toppling
we will be toppling
you will be toppling
they will be toppling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been toppling
you have been toppling
he/she/it has been toppling
we have been toppling
you have been toppling
they have been toppling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been toppling
you will have been toppling
he/she/it will have been toppling
we will have been toppling
you will have been toppling
they will have been toppling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been toppling
you had been toppling
he/she/it had been toppling
we had been toppling
you had been toppling
they had been toppling
Conditional
I would topple
you would topple
he/she/it would topple
we would topple
you would topple
they would topple
Past Conditional
I would have toppled
you would have toppled
he/she/it would have toppled
we would have toppled
you would have toppled
they would have toppled
Thesaurus
Verb1.topple - fall down, as if collapsingtopple - fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"tumblecome down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"keel over - turn over and fall; "the man had a heart attack and keeled over"
2.topple - cause to topple or tumble by pushingtopple - cause to topple or tumble by pushingtumble, tippush, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

topple

verb1. fall over, fall, collapse, tumble, overturn, capsize, totter, tip over, keel over, overbalance, fall headlong He released his hold and toppled slowly backwards.2. knock over, upset, knock down, tip over Wind and rain toppled trees and electricity lines.3. overthrow, overturn, bring down, oust, unseat, bring low the revolution which toppled the regime

topple

verb1. To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position:capsize, knock over, overthrow, overturn, turn over, upset.2. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily:drop, fall, go down, nose-dive, pitch, plunge, spill, tumble.Idiom: take a fall.3. To bring about the downfall of:bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert, tumble, unhorse.4. To undergo capture, defeat, or ruin:collapse, fall, go down, go under, surrender.
Translations
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topple

(ˈtopl) verb to (make something) fall. He toppled the pile of books; The child toppled over. 推翻 推翻

topple


topple down

[for a stack of something] to crumple and fall down. The chimney toppled down in the earthquake. The woodpile toppled down during the night and scared us all to death.See also: down, topple

topple off (of) something

 and topple from somethingto fall off the top of something very tall. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Careful there! You might topple off of that wall. I didn't get too close to the edge, because I was afraid of toppling off. She toppled off the wall. The vase toppled from its shelf in the quake.See also: off, topple

topple over

[for something very tall] to fall over. I was afraid that Jimmy's stack of blocks would topple over. The stack of books toppled over and ended up as a jumbled mess on the floor.See also: over, topple

topple something down

to cause a stack of something to crumple and fall down. The earthquake toppled the chimney down. The hurricane toppled down the weakest buildings.See also: down, topple

topple


topple

[′täp·əl] (mechanics) In gyroscopes for marine or aeronautical use, the condition of a sudden upset gyroscope or a gyroscope platform evidenced by a sudden and rapid precession of the spin axis due to large torque disturbances such as the spin axis striking the mechanical stops. Also known as tumble.

topple


Related to topple: topple down, topple over
  • verb

Synonyms for topple

verb fall over

Synonyms

  • fall over
  • fall
  • collapse
  • tumble
  • overturn
  • capsize
  • totter
  • tip over
  • keel over
  • overbalance
  • fall headlong

verb knock over

Synonyms

  • knock over
  • upset
  • knock down
  • tip over

verb overthrow

Synonyms

  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • bring down
  • oust
  • unseat
  • bring low

Synonyms for topple

verb to turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position

Synonyms

  • capsize
  • knock over
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • turn over
  • upset

verb to come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily

Synonyms

  • drop
  • fall
  • go down
  • nose-dive
  • pitch
  • plunge
  • spill
  • tumble

verb to bring about the downfall of

Synonyms

  • bring down
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • subvert
  • tumble
  • unhorse

verb to undergo capture, defeat, or ruin

Synonyms

  • collapse
  • fall
  • go down
  • go under
  • surrender

Synonyms for topple

verb fall down, as if collapsing

Synonyms

  • tumble

Related Words

  • come down
  • descend
  • go down
  • fall
  • keel over

verb cause to topple or tumble by pushing

Synonyms

  • tumble
  • tip

Related Words

  • push
  • force
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