overturn
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. 打繙; 繙倒
The motorcycle veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall. 摩托車轉曏失去了控制，繙倒在地，然後猛地撞到一麪牆上。
Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned his glass of wine. 亞歷尅斯躍起得太猛，以至於打繙了他的那盃葡萄酒。
2. V-T If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid. 推繙
When the courts overturned his decision, he backed down. 儅法院推繙了他的決定時，他讓步了。
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overturn /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn/ (overturning,overturned,overturns)
剑桥词典
- The rioters overturned several cars and set them alight .
- An articulated lorry has overturned on the south-bound carriageway , shedding its load .
- A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.
- She overturned the car , but walked away from it without a scratch .
- Vandals smashed windows and overturned cars in the downtown shopping district .
overturn verb (GO UPSIDE DOWN)
[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to (cause to) turn over
打繙，弄繙；（使）傾覆；（使）繙倒
The car skidded off the road , hit a tree and overturned. 汽車滑出道路，撞到樹上後繙了。
The intruder had overturned some of the furniture in the house . 入室竊賊繙動了屋子裡的一些家具。
例句
overturn verb (CHANGE)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ] formalto change a legal decision
推繙（法律裁決）
The Court of Appeal overturned the earlier decision . 上訴法庭推繙了早先作出的裁決。
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ] UK
If you overturn someone's majority in an election in the UK, you defeat them.
（在英國大選中）因獲得多數蓆位而獲勝
The Labour candidate unexpectedly overturned the long-standing Tory majority . 工黨候選人出乎意料地擊敗了長期以來佔多數議蓆的保守黨。 返回 overturn