toppled
past simple and past participle oftopple
| 单词 | toppled |
| 释义 | toppled past simple and past participle oftopple topple verb uk/ˈtɒp.əl/us/ˈtɑː.pəl/toppleverb(FALL)[IorT] to (causeto)losebalanceandfalldown: Thestatueof thedictatorwas toppled(over)by thecrowds. Thetreetoppled andfell. Falling and dropping
toppleverb(GOVERNMENT)[T] toforcealeaderorgovernmentout ofpower: Thechurchwasprominentlyinvolvedin thestrugglethat toppled thedictatorship. Taking action against people in power
Examplesoftoppledtoppled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This crisistoppledgovernments in the region and sent out a series of shock waves that threatened prosperity in the rest of the world. From theCambridge English Corpus The fate of each plant (harvested, snapped,toppled, broken or dead) was recorded. From theCambridge English Corpus At the moment of liberation, when one regime istoppled? From theCambridge English Corpus English, they say, is the language of world trade and it will be difficult for it to betoppledby any other language. From theCambridge English Corpus Reconstructive surgerytoppledinto cosmetic surgery as if pushed by a technological imperative. From theCambridge English Corpus Articulated specimens could betoppledover and buried immediately so that the body axis aligned in parallel with the dominant current direction. From theCambridge English Corpus 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 beingtoppled. From theCambridge English Corpus If it is a majority government that is beingtoppled, cabinet breakdown will presumably have occurred because of internal policy disagreements within the parties making up the cabinet. From theCambridge English Corpus Suddenly the heaviest wallstoppled. From theCambridge English Corpus History shows that tyrants will eventually betoppledby their own people, if given the right help. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is starting to look to some as if it could betoppled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Different groups seize power and are thentoppledby another group. From the Hansard archive 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 betoppled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The minerstoppledover, but the railwaymen were rightly advised by their distinguished leader to get back to solid ground in a very short time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Again the crossbar, which was a piece of scaffold pole,toppledover. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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