overturn 的 3 个定义
- to cause to turn onto its side, face, or back; upset: to overturn a vase.
- to destroy the power or validity of; overthrow; defeat: The conspiracy finally overturned the regime.The new findings have not overturned the theory itself.
- to reverse: Rather than accept defeat, the company filed a complaint in federal appeals court to overturn the ruling.
- to turn onto its side, face, or back; capsize: When his canoe overturned, he lost scientific instruments and journals.
- the act of overturning.
- the state of being overturned.
overturn 近义词
flip over
更多overturn例句
- The suit comes after his attempt to overturn the standards via executive order was rejected by a judge in state court last week.
- Studies that build on the established body of evidence are more likely to be true than ones that appear to overturn it.
- Should a self-respecting democracy have a Supreme Court like ours, with the power to overturn democratic legislation?
- The Italian Futurists were prepared to overturn the world as they knew it to achieve their ideal world.
- She retaliated by using her telekinetic powers to overturn their party bus.
- If you can overturn a rock whose roots are embedded in the depths of ocean, you may hope to turn him from his purpose.
- Such an assertion is not to be credited on any less evidence than what would suffice to overturn the law.
- There was no necessity, as a revolutionist might imagine, to overturn the dynasty.
- Their first trip was marked by an accident—Williams contriving to overturn the boat.
- Reaching the dumping ground, standing between the handles of the wheel-barrow, Alfred attempted to overturn it.