toppling

英 [ˈtɒplɪŋ]

美 [ˈtɑːplɪŋ]

v.  (使)失去平衡而坠落，倒塌，倒下; 打倒; 推翻; 颠覆
topple的现在分词

现在分词：toppling　

BNC.39452 / COCA.30378

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)摇摇欲坠;(使)不稳而倒下
  If someone or somethingtopplessomewhere or if youtopplethem, they become unsteady or unstable and fall over.
  1. He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards...
     他刚一松开手就缓缓向后倒下。
  2. Winds and rain toppled trees and electricity lines.
     狂风暴雨刮倒了树木，打落了电线。
  3. Topple overmeans the same astopple.
     Topple over 同 topple
  4. The tree is so badly damaged they are worried it might topple over...
     这棵树严重受损，他们担心它会倒掉。
  5. We lost our balance and toppled over on to a table.
     我们失去平衡，倒向一张桌子。
• VERB 推翻;颠覆
  Totopplea government or leader, especially one that is not elected by the people, means to cause them to lose power.
  1. ...the revolution which toppled the regime.
     推翻该政权的革命

双语例句

• A majority of Americans now believe toppling Saddam Hussein was a mistake.
  现在，多数美国人认为推到萨达姆·侯赛因是个错误。
• Or if it keeps its nuclear weapons and thus provokes America into toppling the regime?
  抑或继续持有核武器而惹恼美国来推翻自己？
• Numerical simulation of toppling rock mass deformation in the right dam abutment of a hydropower station on the Lancang River
  澜沧江某水电站右坝肩岩体倾倒变形的数值模拟
• The water could pool dangerously underground, softening the earth and potentially toppling the reactor buildings, he said.
  他说，地下水可能在地下危险地积聚起来，导致土壤变软，可能造成反应堆建筑物倒塌。
• Arguably, the toppling of Saddam Hussein has allowed Iran to become the dominant regional power, exerting influence through the Shia government in Baghdad.
  或许，萨达姆侯赛因的倒台使伊朗成为了地区霸主，并通过巴格达的什叶派政府施加影响力。
• It had achieved the unthinkable, toppling mighty General Motors from the top of the industry.
  它将通用汽车（GeneralMotors）从行业王者的位置掀翻在地，完成了一件不可想象的事情。
• The Sudanese government has charged that the 16-month-old rebellion in Darfur is aimed at toppling the government.
  苏丹政府说，十六个月前在达尔富尔地区开始的反叛活动，目的是要推翻政府。
• Most casualties result from partial building collapse and falling objects and debris, like toppling chimneys, falling bricks, ceiling plaster, and light fixtures.
  大多数伤亡是由建筑物的坍塌以及物体和建筑物残骸坠落造成。比如，倒塌的烟囱、落下的砖头、天花板上的泥块以及灯具等。
• The result saw a familiar pattern from angry middle class revolts from Venezuela to the Philippines, in which these groups disdained elections and fought back in the streets, toppling Mr Thaksin, in a coup in 2006.
  其结果是，这些群体蔑视选举结果，走上街头进行反击，并在2006年以一场军事政变推翻了他信政府。这与委内瑞拉和菲律宾等国愤怒的中产阶级起来反抗的情景十分相似。
• A major earthquake rocked a large area of northern Chile on Wednesday, toppling power lines and closing roads.
  一次大地震发生大面积智利北部周三，推翻了电力线路和关闭道路。