| 单词 | overturn |
| 释义 | overturn (once / 832 pages) 1vn 2v 3v WORD FAMILY overturn: overturned, overturning, overturns+/turn: overturn, turned, turner, turnery, turning, turns/turned: turnedest, unturned/turner: turners/turning: turnings USAGE EXAMPLESOfficers and fire crews worked to remove the occupants by partially overturning the vehicle. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) That decision must be confirmed or overturned by the Constitutional Court. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) That resolution is about to be overturned, with big implications for, well, how much rich people pay in taxes. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1v cause to overturn from an upright or normal position Syn|Hyper bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset tip over, tump over, turn over turn from an upright or normal position displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 2v turn from an upright or normal position The big vase overturned Syn|Hypo|Hyper tip over, tump over, turn over bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset cause to overturn from an upright or normal position capsize, turn turtle, turtle overturn accidentally upendbecome turned or set on end turn change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense 3v change radically Syn|Hyper revolutionise, revolutionize alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 4n the act of upsetting something Syn|Hyper turnover, upset inversion, upending turning upside down; setting on end 5n an improbable and unexpected victory 2Syn|Hyper upset success an attainment that is successful v cause the downfall of; of rulers 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper bring down, overthrow, subvert revolutionize overthrow by a revolution, of governments depose, force out force to leave (an office) 1v rule against Syn|Hyper override, overrule, overthrow, reverse decree, rule decide with authority 2v cancel officially Syn|Hypo|Hyper annul, countermand, lift, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on fail to fulfill a promise or obligation cancel, strike down declare null and void; make ineffective |
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