overturn
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overturn | |
| he / she / it overturns | |
| past simple overturned | |
| past participle overturned | |
| -ing form overturning |
- [intransitive, transitive]
if something overturns, or if somebody overturns it, it turns into a position in which the top of it is where the bottom of it normally is or on its side 倾倒；倾覆；翻掉 - [transitive] overturn something
to officially decide that a legal decision, etc. is not correct, and to make it no longer legally recognized 推翻，撤销（判决等） to overturn a decision/conviction/verdict 撤销决定／定罪／裁决 His sentence was overturned by the appeal court. 上诉法庭撤销了对他的判决。 He hopes that councillors will overturn the decision. 他希望议员们能推翻这个决定。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- seek to
- try to
- fail to
- …
- be easily overturned
to show that a belief or an idea is not correct 推翻，撤销（判决等） She completely overturned my preconceptions about film stars. 她完全推翻了我对电影明星的成见。 This argument seems convincing, but is easily overturned. 这一论点看似令人信服，却很容易被推翻。