topple
翻譯
倒下, 傾覆, 推翻
例句
The strong wind made the tree topple.
強風使樹倒下了。
The protesters tried to topple the government.
抗議者試圖推翻政府。
A stack of books toppled over.
一堆書倒了。
文法模式
((sth.)) topples (over) （某物）倒下 A stack of books toppled over.
to topple ((sth.)) 推翻（某物/政府等） The protesters tried to topple the government.
近義詞
同義詞: fall (倒下), collapse (崩潰), overthrow (推翻), overturn (傾覆)
詞源
源自古英語 'top' (頂部)，意指頭重腳輕而倒下。
記憶技巧
想像一堆東西的「頂部」(top) 變得不穩定，導致整個東西「倒塌」(topple)。