topple
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++top·ple /ˈtɒpəl $ ˈtɑː-/ ●○○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]FALL to become unsteady and then fall over, or to make something do this （使）不稳而倒下，（使）倒塌topple over A stack of plates swayed, and began to topple over. 一大摞盘子摇摇晃晃，接着就倒了下来。2 [transitive]PG to take power away from a leader or government, especially by force 〔尤指通过暴力〕使倒台，颠覆，推翻 SYN overthrow This scandal could topple the government. 这一丑闻可能使政府倒台。→ See Verb table
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topple• Without that first layer of bricks, the whole thing topples.• It was time to topple an elite team.• Clinging to each other, Melanie laughing, they toppled in slow motion to the floor.• They may indeed topple it, but not in the way he anticipated.• High winds toppled several telephone poles.• Political corruption threatens to topple the regime.• Boris Yeltsin and his team wanted to privatize land after toppling the Soviet system.topple over• The little boy put one more brick on the tower and it toppled over.• That plant's going to topple over if you don't put it in a bigger pot.Origin topple (1500-1600) toptop·ple verbChineseSyllable
unsteady become Corpus to then fall and
topple
top‧ple /ˈtɒpəl $ ˈtɑː-/
verb
topple over
A stack of plates swayed, and began to topple over.
2. [transitive] to take power away from a leader or government, especially by force
SYN overthrow:
This scandal could topple the government.
top‧ple /ˈtɒpəl $ ˈtɑː-/
verb Date: 1500-1600
Origin: top
1. [intransitive and transitive] to become unsteady and then fall over, or to make something do thisOrigin: top
topple over
2. [transitive] to take power away from a leader or government, especially by force
SYN overthrow: