overthrow是什么意思

overthrow

英 [əʊvə'θrəʊ] 美 [,ovɚ'θro]

1、over "above" + throw.
2、含义：throw from above, throw down from above, cast down from above.
3、roll over, throw over (滚下，扔下) from power.

overthrow 推翻，倾倒

over-,超过，过度，throw,扔。比喻用法。

overthrow (v.): early 14c., "to knock down," from over- + throw (v.). Figurative sense of "to cast down from power, defeat" is attested from late 14c. Related: Overthrown; overthrowing. Earlier in same senses was overwerpen "to overturn (something), overthrow; destroy," from Old English oferweorpan (see warp (v.)).
overthrow (n.): 1510s, "act of overthrowing," from over- + throw (n.).

1. These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system.

这些情绪有可能促使人们想要推翻现行的体制。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government.: 检方在审判中指称被告密谋推翻政府。

3. The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy.: 军事统治政权被推翻以后，接着是一段时期的无政府状态。

5. After the overthrow of the government, the country was in chaos.: 政府被推翻后, 这个国家处于混乱中.