英语词汇“topple”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINtopple

Origin:

1500-1600 top

VERB TABLE

topple

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	topple
	he, she, it	topples
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	toppled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have toppled
	he, she, it	has toppled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had toppled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will topple
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have toppled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am toppling
	he, she, it	is toppling
	you, we, they	are toppling
Past	I, he, she, it	was toppling
	you, we, they	were toppling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been toppling
	he, she, it	has been toppling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been toppling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be toppling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been toppling

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

High winds toppled several telephone poles.
Political corruption threatens to topple the regime.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Boris Yeltsin and his team wanted to privatize land after toppling the Soviet system.
Clinging to each other, Melanie laughing, they toppled in slow motion to the floor.
It was time to topple an elite team.
They may indeed topple it, but not in the way he anticipated.
Without that first layer of bricks, the whole thing topples.

Longman Language Activatorwhen an upright object, a building, a wall, etc falls► fall

· She was playing just yards from where the building fell.fall across/onto/on top of · A tree had fallen across the road and blocked it.fall off/out of/from · The days were getting shorter and the leaves had started falling from the trees· I can't find my passport - it must have fallen out of my pocket.

► fall over

if a tall object falls over , it falls onto its side from an upright position: · That bookcase looks as if it's about to fall over.· There was no wind; the tree just fell over.

► fall down

if a building, wall, or fence falls down , part or all of it falls to the ground, because it is in bad condition or because it has been damaged: · A boy was injured yesterday when part of a wall fell down near to where he was playing.· A large tree fell down during a windstorm and damaged our car.

► collapse

if a building, wall etc collapses , it suddenly falls down, especially because of a sudden pressure: · Our tent collapsed in the middle of the night.· The building was badly damaged in the explosion, and rescue workers are worried that it may collapse.· Minutes later the second tower collapsed.

► fall in

if a roof falls in , it falls to the ground inside the building: · During the hurricane the roof fell in.fall in on: · We need to fix the ceiling before it falls in on us.

► cave in

if a roof, wall etc caves in , it suddenly and heavily falls inwards especially because it is weak and in bad condition: · The roof has caved in, so the whole building has been declared unsafe.cave in on: · Wooden beams support the roof, preventing it from caving in on the miners.

► topple over

if something topples over , it moves unsteadily backwards and forwards then falls to the ground: · 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.

► tip over

to suddenly turn and fall to the ground as a result of not being properly balanced: · I sat on the edge of the table, and the whole thing tipped over.· The fire started when a lamp tipped over and ignited a cloth sofa.

WORD SETS► Government

absolutism, nounadministration, nounagency, nounagent, nounagent provocateur, nounalderman, nounally, nounassembly, nounautarchy, nounautocracy, nounautocrat, nounautonomous, adjectiveautonomy, nounban, nounbaron, nounbig government, nounbilateral, adjectivebody politic, nounbudget, nounbureau, nounbureaucracy, nouncabinet, nouncaliphate, nouncanton, nouncanvass, verbcapital, nouncapitalist, nounCapitol Hill, nounCBE, nouncede, verbcentral, adjectivecentral government, nouncentralism, nouncentralize, verbchancellery, nounchancery, nouncharter, nouncharter, verbchief, nounCIA, the, city hall, nouncity-state, nounclient state, nounCo., coalition, nouncold war, nouncolonial, adjectivecolonial, nouncolonialism, nouncolonize, verbcolony, nouncommissioner, nouncommune, nounconsort, nounconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nounconvention, nouncoronation, nouncount, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountess, nouncounty, nouncounty council, noundecolonize, verbdemocracy, noundemocratic, adjectivedependency, noundespotism, noundétente, noundethrone, verbdevolution, noundictatorial, adjectivedictatorship, noundiplomacy, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirective, noundisinformation, noundispatch, noundispensation, noundissent, verbdistrict council, noundocumentation, nounDOD, dominion, nounDowning Street, noundynasty, nounearl, nounearldom, nounempire, nounEuro, adjectiveEurope, nounexecutive, nounexecutive privilege, nounfall, verbfall, nounfederalism, nounfeudal, adjectivefeudalism, nounfeudalistic, adjectivegazette, nounhead of state, nounhigh commission, nounimperial, adjectiveindependence, nounindependent, adjectiveinfrastructure, nouninstigate, verbinsurgent, nouninsurrection, nounintelligence, nouninternal, adjectivejunket, nounjunta, nounkingdom, nounkingship, nounkitchen cabinet, nounland office, nounland registry, nounlegation, nounlegislature, nounlicensed, adjectivelocal authority, nounlocal government, nounmaharajah, nounmaharani, nounmandate, nounmandated, adjectivemartial law, nounMBE, nounmeasure, nounmidterm, nounministry, nounminority government, nounmisrule, nounmonarchy, nounmonolith, nounmonolithic, adjectivemoratorium, nounmouthpiece, nounmove, verbmover, nounmunicipal, adjectivemunicipality, nounNASA, nounnational, adjectivenational debt, nounNational Health Service, the, nationalize, verbnational monument, nounnation state, nounNATO, nounneocolonialism, nounneutral, adjectiveneutral, nounneutralize, verbnon-aligned, adjectivenon-intervention, nounnon-proliferation, noun-ocracy, suffix-ocrat, suffixofficiate, verboligarchy, nounoperational, adjectiveoperative, nounoverthrow, verboverthrow, nounoverturn, verbpacify, verbpact, nounpalatinate, nounpardon, nounparish, nounpartition, nounpass, verbpeer, nounpeer, verbpeerage, nounpeeress, nounpermit, nounplenary, adjectiveplutocracy, nounpolice state, nounpolitburo, nounpolitical science, nounpolity, nounpork, nounpork barrel, nounportfolio, nounpossession, nounprecinct, nounprefecture, nounpremiership, nounpresidium, nounprotectorate, nounpublic, adjectivepublic service, nounquota, nounR, ratify, verbrealm, nounrecall, nounrecognition, nounrecognize, verbregency, nounregent, nounregime, nounregister, nounregulation, nounrelease, nounrepeal, verbrepresentative, nounrepressive, adjectiverepublic, nounrepublican, adjectiverescind, verbreunify, verbrevoke, verbrising, nounroyalist, nounruling, adjectivesanction, nounseat, nounsecret agent, nounsecurity service, nounself-governing, adjectiveself-rule, nounsheikh, nounshire, nounsocial democracy, nounsocialist, adjectivesocial service, nounsovereign, adjectivesovereignty, nounspin doctor, nounstaff, nounstate, nounstatehood, nounStatehouse, nounstate line, nounstate of emergency, nounstatewide, adjectivesubject, adjectivesubject, verbsultanate, nounsummit, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsupranational, adjectivesurgery, nounsuzerainty, nountechnocracy, nounterritory, nounthrone, nountopple, verbtotalitarian, adjectivetown planning, nountownship, nountransit visa, nountreaty, nountribalism, nountripartite, adjectivetrusteeship, nountsarism, nountyrant, nountzarism, noununconstitutional, adjectiveunification, noununify, verbunilateral, adjectiveunion, nounUnion Jack, nounvassal, nounVIP, nounviscount, nounviscountess, nounwelfare state, nounWhitehall, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► overthrow/topple a regime

(=remove it from power)· In 1979, Tanzanian forces overthrew the regime of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► off

· To Republican fury, he has refused to topple off his wire.· In reality, the chances of Blondin toppling off the rope were about a thousand to one.· The truck had toppled off the roof just when he was walking underneath it.· Dougal cried out in surprise: he jerked away; his glass toppled off the table and shattered.

► over

· He slammed his hand down on the top of the dressing table, causing some of the bottles to topple over.· I slowly toppled over in front of 2, 000 people.· I got such a shock that I toppled over sideways, ending up chest deep in freezing water.· Many of the 200-year-old trees were toppling over with age.· Windsor, 49, of Mid Glamorgan, was trapped inside the jeep as it toppled over and kept on rolling.· Now he toppled over backward with the weapon stuck upright in his throat.· The chair had toppled over with Donald still attached.· You stand frozen in your tracks, a little blood leaks out your mouth, and you topple over in the snow.

NOUN► government

· He and his supporters stormed parliament in May and toppled the elected government.· Despite their gains of recent weeks, opposition leaders acknowledge that they have little chance of toppling the Khartoum government by force.

► regime

· But it is pretty useless when it comes to toppling dodgy regimes.· Kozyrev, who brought with him a cargo of food and medicine, congratulated mujaheddin leaders on toppling the Najibullah regime.

VERB► come

· But it is pretty useless when it comes to toppling dodgy regimes.· The wheelbarrow had been stuck, almost to the axle, but when it came free I toppled with it.