v.翻倒；推翻；颠覆
n.倾覆；打翻
The boat overturned but didn't sank. 小船翻了，但没有沉。
The revolutionist planned to overturn this puppet regime. 革命者计划推翻傀儡政府。
Some high-ranking officers plotted to overturn the government. 有几名高级军官策划推翻政府。
The 21st century will overturn many of our basic assumptions about economic life. 21世纪将会颠覆很多我们关于经济生活的基础假设。
用作名词 (n.)This is one of the important reasons for overturn of ro-ro ships. 这是许多滚装船发生倾覆的重要原因之一。
overturn的基本含义是指将某物翻过来,使其平躺在地上,即“翻倒”。引申还可指“颠覆”。
overturn可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语。
