overthrow是什么意思
- 英式英标[,ovɚ\'θro]
- 美式音标[əʊvə\'θrəʊ]
中文词源
overthrow 推翻，倾倒
over-,超过，过度，throw,扔。比喻用法。
英文词源
- overthrow (v.)
- early 14c., "to knock down," from over- + throw (v.). Figurative sense of "to cast down from power, defeat" is attested from late 14c. Related: Overthrown; overthrowing. Earlier in same senses was overwerpen "to overturn (something), overthrow; destroy," from Old English oferweorpan (see warp (v.)).
- overthrow (n.)
- 1510s, "act of overthrowing," from over- + throw (n.).
中文解释
1、over "above" + throw.2、含义：throw from above, throw down from above, cast down from above.3、roll over, throw over (滚下，扔下) from power.
实用例句
- 1. These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system.
- 这些情绪有可能促使人们想要推翻现行的体制。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government.
- 检方在审判中指称被告密谋推翻政府。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy.
- 军事统治政权被推翻以后，接着是一段时期的无政府状态。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. a conspiracy to overthrow the government
- 颠覆政府的阴谋
来自《权威词典》
- 5. After the overthrow of the government, the country was in chaos.
- 政府被推翻后, 这个国家处于混乱中.
来自《简明英汉词典》
