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。
• Analysis on Transmission Tower Toppling Caused by Icing Disaster in 2008
  2008年输电线路冰灾倒塔原因分析
• He also calls for toppling Hamas.
  他还呼吁推翻哈马斯。
• 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。
• Securing water heaters, major appliances and tall, heavy furniture to prevent them from toppling are prudent steps.
  保证热水器、大家电、高大沉重的家具不会倒塌。
• This paper put forward some measures to solve the toppling of mine hoist and carried out a theoretical analysis.
  提出了矿井提升机下坠现象的解决措施，就此作了理论分析，并用计算机仿真出了速度跟随曲线。
• Or if it keeps its nuclear weapons and thus provokes America into toppling the regime?
  抑或继续持有核武器而惹恼美国来推翻自己？
• Well-armed rival brigades each claim primacy in toppling Qaddafi, raising the potential for fresh conflicts.
  坐拥武装的不同派别彼此对立，全都声称自己为推翻卡扎菲立下首功，埋下了引发新一轮冲突的可能性。
• 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。
• 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。