overthrow
英 [ˌəʊ.vəˈθrəʊ]
美 [ˌoʊ.vɚˈθroʊ]
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.
overthrow 推翻,倾倒over-,超过,过度,throw,扔。比喻用法。
- 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.).
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 4. a conspiracy to overthrow the government
- 颠覆政府的阴谋
- 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.