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单词 topple
释义 top·ple
\ˈtäpəl\ verb
(toppled ; toppled ; toppling \-p(ə)liŋ\ ; topples)
Etymology: freq. of top (III)
intransitive verb
1. : to fall from or as if from top-heaviness : tumble down
 < toppled backward to a sprawl on the pavement — Scott Fitzgerald >
2. : to be or appear on the verge of toppling : be or seem unsteady : totter
 < upon his head topples a fantastic structure of bull's horns and feathers — H.V.Morton >
transitive verb
1. : to cause to topple : push over : overturn, upset
 < the crowd outside toppled part of the churchyard wall in its crush — Time >
2. : to eject from a position of authority, power, or eminence : overthrow
 < two world wars … toppled six colonial empires — Newsweek >
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