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单词 topple
释义
topple
verb
uk
/ˈtɒp.əl/us
/ˈtɑː.pəl/

toppleverb(FALL)

[IorT]
to (causeto)losebalanceandfalldown:
（使）倒下；（使）倒塌
Thestatueof thedictatorwas toppled(over)by thecrowds.独裁者的雕像被众人推倒了。
Thetreetoppled andfell.树倒了下来。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Falling and dropping
  • ass
  • base jumping
  • collapse/fall in a heapidiom
  • cropper
  • crumple
  • drop
  • drop like fliesidiom
  • faceplant
  • fall away
  • fly
  • let goidiom
  • mic drop
  • nosedive
  • overbalance
  • parachutist
  • plunge
  • pratfall
  • shower
  • thump
  • trip
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toppleverb(GOVERNMENT)

[T]
toforcealeaderorgovernmentout ofpower:
推翻（首领），颠覆（政权）
Thechurchwasprominentlyinvolvedin thestrugglethat toppled thedictatorship.教会在推翻独裁政权的斗争中起了重要的作用。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking action against people in power
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  • angry young man
  • anti-apartheid
  • anti-revolutionary
  • anti-state
  • insurgency
  • insurrection
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  • mujahideen
  • mutineer
  • rebelliously
  • rebelliousness
  • recusant
  • red flag
  • revolt
  • subversively
  • subversiveness
  • suicide bomber
  • terrorist
  • troublemaker
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(Definition oftopplefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

topple| American Dictionary

topple
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈtɑp·əl/
toleanforwardandfall:
[T]Alargetreewas toppled by thewind.
If agovernmenttopples, it isforcedfrompower:
[T]Thegovernmenttoppled after severallargepublicdemonstrations.
(Definition oftopplefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

topple| Business English

topple
verb[T]
uk
/ˈtɒpl/us
toremoveapersonororganizationfrom apositionofpower:
This was asecretbidto topple thechairmanand take hisjob.
Theiraimwas to topple thesupermarketgiantfromitsNo.1spotamong Britishretailers.
(Definition oftopplefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftopple

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The second and third subsection model falling and toppling.
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The algorithm combines toppling, accessibility, and form-closure analysis.
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A parallel-jaw gripper compensates for the resting and the desired orientation of a part by toppling during grasping.
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There exists an accessibility constraint due to the fact that the jaws should not block the part motion during toppling.
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Indeed, it could even be argued that logging in our study area reduced its susceptibility to cyclone damage, perhaps by removing the large, top-heavy trees most prone to being toppled.
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The toppling graph described above predicts for each orientation of the part the immediate action function that takes place when the part hits a pin at a specified height.
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If during a mission, a robot topples over and falls down with its back on the ground, it should be able to get up and return to the normal position.
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If it is a majority government that is being toppled, cabinet breakdown will presumably have occurred because of internal policy disagreements within the parties making up the cabinet.
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Suddenly the heaviest walls toppled.
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Because of their lack of resources and their weak connections to allies "abroad," dissidents on the ground were in all likelihood necessary but not sufficient for toppling enclaves.
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History shows that tyrants will eventually be toppled by their own people, if given the right help.
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Every hoary tyranny seems to be toppling to the earth.
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A survey undertaken since the toppling operation has established that a clearance of 86·27 metres has actually been achieved.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Different groups seize power and are then toppled by another group.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
When the position is seen in that context, some of those rulers may be toppled.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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