Overturn
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vt.& vi. （使）翻倒;
vt. 使垮臺，推翻;撤銷（判決等）;
n. 推翻，垮臺;瓦解;滅亡，毀滅;
?? 例句
We saw the canoe overturn, throwing its passengers into the water.
我們看到獨木舟傾覆了, 把上面的乘客掀入水中.
?? 聯想助記
【記】over-倒下、翻轉,turn-轉動
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
overturn
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sb/sth to) turn over or upside-down; upset （使某人[某物]）翻轉, 顛倒, 傾覆, 翻倒
The boat overturned. 船翻了.
He overturned the boat. 他把船弄翻了.
(fig 比喻)The Labour candidate overturned the previous Conservativemajority of 4000. 工黨候選人擊敗了保守黨人前次多獲4000票的優勢而獲勝.
(fig 比喻) The House of Lords overturned (ie reversed) the decision by the House of Commons. 上議院撤銷了下議院的決定.
2 [Tn] cause the downfall of (esp a government); overthrow 使垮臺（尤指政府）; 推翻
overturn the military regime 推翻軍政權.
?? 考研助記
向上(over)翻轉(turn)是 顛覆
?? 擴展釋義
*[,?uv?'t?:n]n. 傾覆, 破滅, 革命vt. 推翻, 顛倒vi. 翻倒【經】 周轉
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Absolutely.
絕對是真的。
I leave the office at 7.
我七點離開辦公室。
Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy,
這些東西為人們潛在的創造力提供了一個絕妙的用武之地。