topple

topple
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]overbalance or become unsteady and fall slowly
    失去平衡,不稳而缓慢倒下
    she toppled over when I touched her.
    当我碰她时,她就倒了下来。
    ■[with obj.]cause to fall in such a way
    使倒下
    the push almost toppled him to the ground.
    他几乎被推倒在地上。
    disagreement had threatened to topple the government.
    分歧使政府面临倒台的威胁。
    ■[with obj.]remove (a government or person in authority) from power; overthrow
    推翻(政府,当权人);打倒
    disagreement had threatened to topple the government.
    分歧使政府有被推翻的危险。
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'tumble about'): frequentative of top
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