overturn
英 [ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn]
[VERB]
overturns , overturning , overturned
1. [I 不及物动词] 打翻 , 翻倒
If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side.
双语例句
例：The motorcycle veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall.
摩托车转向失去了控制，翻倒在地，然后猛地撞到一面墙上。
例：Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned his glass of wine.
亚历克斯猛地跳起来，打翻了他的那杯酒。
2. [T 及物动词] 推翻
If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid.
近义词
overrule
双语例句
例：When the courts overturned his decision, he backed down.
当法院推翻了他的决定时，他让步了。
VERB. 动词
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