overthrow

overthrow
(past -threw; past participle -thrown)
[with obj.]
  1. remove forcibly from power
    推翻；打倒
    military coups which had attempted to overthrow the King.
    企图推翻国王的军事政变。
    ■put an end to (something), typically by the use of force or violence
    使终止；毁灭；摧毁
    their subversive activities are calculated to overthrow parliamentary democracy.
    他们策划的颠覆活动旨在破坏议会民主。
    ■(archaic)knock or throw to the ground
    (古)打翻在地；击倒
    one who is already prostrate cannot be overthrown.
    匍匐在地的人是无法击倒的。
  2. throw (a ball) further than the intended distance
    投（球）过远
    he grips the ball too tight and overthrows it.
    他球抓得太紧，投得过远。
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)throw a ball beyond (a receiving player)
    (主北美)投球超过（接手）
    Perkins jumped on him for overthrowing wideout Mark Carrier early in the game.
    由于在球赛开始后不久投球超过边侧接应队员马克•凯利，帕金斯把他痛斥了一顿。
noun
  1. [in sing.]a removal from power; a defeat or downfall
    推翻；打倒
    plotting the overthrow of the government.
    阴谋颠覆政府。
  2. (in cricket, baseball, and other games) a throw which sends a ball past its intended recipient or target
    （板球、棒球等比赛）越过接球手或目标的投球，投球过远，投球过猛
    ■a score made because the ball has been overthrown
    （因对方投球过远而得分的）过远球
    his throw missed the stumps and went for four overthrows.
    他没有击中三柱门，被算作四个过远球。
  3. a panel of decorated wrought-iron work above an arch or gateway
    （拱门、门廊上方的）铁艺装饰板
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