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

• 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 one-two punch toppling buildings and trapping thousands of people.
  在两次地震中倾倒的建筑物里，数以千计的人被困。
• It was closed in1990 when experts said it risked toppling over.
  1990年，斜塔停止向公众开放，专家们说它有倒塌的危险。
• He also calls for toppling Hamas.
  他还呼吁推翻哈马斯。
• I think toppling the regime would be healthy for that repressed society.
  我认为对压迫民众的社会来说，推翻他们的政权是一剂良药。
• 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。
• Yet as Syria descends into ever more bloody civil war, critics of the toppling of Saddam Hussein are among those complaining that the international community is standing idly by while Bashar al-Assad continues to slaughter his people.
  但随着叙利亚陷入越来越血腥的内战，当初对推翻萨达姆侯赛因（SaddamHussein）政权持反对意见的批评人士也开始抱怨，眼看着巴沙尔阿萨德（Basharal-Assad）一再屠杀本国百姓，国际社会却在袖手旁观。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。