overthrown
past participle ofoverthrow
| 单词 | overthrown |
| 释义 | overthrown past participle ofoverthrow Examplesofoverthrownoverthrown Although the values of modesty were neveroverthrownin the contest itself, the real winners were those women whose exterior beauty was displayed more ostentatiously. From theCambridge English Corpus The ideas of the opposition are projected as most characteristic of theoverthrownpast. From theCambridge English Corpus Should a ruler become a tyrant, he could beoverthrownby force. From theCambridge English Corpus That government wasoverthrowna year later when a paramilitary band invaded parliament. From theCambridge English Corpus For reasons of idolatry and persecution, ungodly rulers could, even should, beoverthrown. From theCambridge English Corpus For the sovereign, successful transgression is more profitable than democracy, yet beingoverthrownresults in the lowest payoff. From theCambridge English Corpus His vision was to establish an indigenous-based oligarchy, perhaps an alternative to the settler-based oligarchy he hadoverthrown. From theCambridge English Corpus Given the speed with which new models are born andoverthrownin linguistics, this does not seem the best way to educate beginning students. From theCambridge English Corpus The development of the science was not merely a linear accumulation of knowledge culminating in the realization that the old chemistry had to beoverthrown. From theCambridge English Corpus Never had such a powerful and highly industrialised state beenoverthrownfrom within. From theCambridge English Corpus Of course, this does not automatically imply that national administrative traditions are completelyoverthrownand revised in the light of changing political interests and strategies. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, when so many of the supposedly educated believe this to be true, we might as well admit that prescription has beenoverthrownby usage. From theCambridge English Corpus Kings areoverthrown, battles fought and revolts take place, but the reasons for these events are often elusive. From theCambridge English Corpus An oppressive regime must, therefore, naturalize the condition of its disenfranchised members if it wishes to avoid beingoverthrown. From theCambridge English Corpus In the provisionary mode, the former authoritarian government isoverthrownand replaced by a government that announces a plan to hold elections and draft a constitution. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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