topple

US [ˈtɑp(ə)l]
UK [ˈtɒp(ə)l]
  • v.倒塌；推翻
  • Web倾倒；倾覆；崩塌
Simple Present：topples  Present Participle：toppling  Past Tense：toppled  

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v.
1.
(高的东西)摇摆,摇摇欲坠,倒塌;摇动,推倒,推翻

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AllAll,倒塌倒塌,推翻推翻,倾倒倾倒,倾覆倾覆,崩塌崩塌
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
But what was the meaning of the fact that Tomas shot at them, toppling one after another into the pool, dead?
可托马斯把她们一个个射翻在水池中死去，又是什么意思呢？
kě tuō mǎ sī bǎ tā men yí gè gè shè fān zài shuǐ chí zhōng sǐ qù , yòu shì shén me yì si ne ?
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2.
At every meeting I made a complaint the rest of the committee did not want to hear: botched fire drills, filing cabinets toppling over.
在每次会议上，我都会提出委员会中其他人不想听到的抱怨：粗糙的救火演习、摇摇欲坠的档案柜。
zài měi cì huì yì shàng , wǒ dū huì tí chū wěi yuán huì zhōng qí tā rén bù xiǎng tīng dào de bào yuàn : cū cāo de jiù huǒ yǎn xí 、 yáo yáo yù zhuì de dàng àn guì 。
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in fact, it had become quite a habit with me of not being too attentive to women lest they come toppling, bloodripe, into my cold lap.
实际上，我几乎养成了不过意留心妇人的习惯，以免她们飘飘然、满面通红地坐到我冰冷的腿上。
shí jì shang , wǒ jī hū yǎng chéng le bú guò yì liú xīn fù rén de xí guàn , yǐ miǎn tā men piāo piāo rán 、 mǎn miàn tōng hóng de zuò dào wǒ bīng lěng de tuǐ shàng 。
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4.
Petersburg again, that statues of him are toppling everywhere and that the country he hammered together is falling apart.
他的雕像纷纷倒下，他用铁腕统一的国家也陷于四分五裂，这已经够糟的了。
tā de diāo xiàng fēn fēn dǎo xià , tā yòng tiě wàn tǒng yī de guó jiā yě xiàn yú sì fēn wǔ liè , zhè yǐ jīng gòu zāo de le 。
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Images of buildings toppling over and burying people are the cause of a great deal of earthquake related fatalities.
在我们印象中，房屋倒塌继而活埋受害者成为大量地震事故的死因。
zài wǒ men yìn xiàng zhōng , fáng wū dǎo tā jì ér huó mái shòu hài zhě chéng wéi dà liàng dì zhèn shì gù de sǐ yīn 。
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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。
tā jiāng tōng yòng qì chē ( GeneralMotors ) cóng háng yè wáng zhě de wèi zhì xiān fān zài dì , wán chéng le yī jiàn bù kě xiǎng xiàng de shì qíng 。
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Egyptians returned to Tahrir Square to celebrate one month since the start of protests that led to the toppling of President Hosni Mubarak.
埃及示威者重新回到了开罗广场，庆祝推翻穆巴拉克总统下台示威活动开始一个月。
āi jí shì wēi zhě chóng xīn huí dào le kāi luó guǎng chǎng , qìng zhù tuī fān mù bā lā kè zǒng tǒng xià tái shì wēi huó dòng kāi shǐ yī gè yuè 。
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The next couple, unable to check its progress, came toppling over the obstacle.
接下来的一对没法停止前进，也绊倒在前一对舞侣的身上。
jiē xià lái de yí duì méi fǎ tíng zhǐ qián jìn , yě bàn dǎo zài qián yí duì wǔ lǚ de shēn shàng 。
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Toppling the Iraqi regime with only a vague plan as to what to put in its place has been the defining foul-up of the presidency.
仅凭一个含糊的替代计划扳倒伊拉克政权已成为总统当局错误失策的判定。
jǐn píng yī gè hán hu de tì dài jì huà bān dǎo yī lā kè zhèng quán yǐ chéng wéi zǒng tǒng dāng jú cuò wù shī cè de pàn dìng 。
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It was analogous to pulling a critical block (a constant) out of an unsteady Jenga tower (the universe), toppling the stack.
这类似于从一座不稳定的叠叠乐（宇宙）中抽出一块关键的砖（一个常量），结果是倾覆。
zhè lèi sì yú cóng yī zuò bù wěn dìng de dié dié lè ( yǔ zhòu ) zhōng chōu chū yí kuài guān jiàn de zhuān ( yī gè cháng liàng ) , jié guǒ shì qīng fù 。
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