toppling

英 [ˈtɒplɪŋ]

美 [ˈtɑːplɪŋ]

v.  (使)失去平衡而坠落，倒塌，倒下; 打倒; 推翻; 颠覆
topple的现在分词

现在分词：toppling　

BNC.39452 / COCA.30378

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)摇摇欲坠;(使)不稳而倒下
  If someone or somethingtopplessomewhere or if youtopplethem, they become unsteady or unstable and fall over.
  1. He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards...
     他刚一松开手就缓缓向后倒下。
  2. Winds and rain toppled trees and electricity lines.
     狂风暴雨刮倒了树木，打落了电线。
  3. Topple overmeans the same astopple.
     Topple over 同 topple
  4. The tree is so badly damaged they are worried it might topple over...
     这棵树严重受损，他们担心它会倒掉。
  5. We lost our balance and toppled over on to a table.
     我们失去平衡，倒向一张桌子。
• VERB 推翻;颠覆
  Totopplea government or leader, especially one that is not elected by the people, means to cause them to lose power.
  1. ...the revolution which toppled the regime.
     推翻该政权的革命

双语例句

• It was closed in1990 when experts said it risked toppling over.
  1990年，斜塔停止向公众开放，专家们说它有倒塌的危险。
• A powerful earthquake rocked the coast of Guatemala and southern Mexico on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people and toppling buildings in poor neighborhoods.
  周三，危地马拉沿海地区和墨西哥南部地区发生强烈地震，造成至少48人死亡，贫困地区大量房屋倒塌。
• This paper put forward some measures to solve the toppling of mine hoist and carried out a theoretical analysis.
  提出了矿井提升机下坠现象的解决措施，就此作了理论分析，并用计算机仿真出了速度跟随曲线。
• Study on toppling deformation and failure characteristics of steep bedding rock slope
  陡倾顺层岩质斜坡倾倒变形破坏特征研究
• Well-armed rival brigades each claim primacy in toppling Qaddafi, raising the potential for fresh conflicts.
  坐拥武装的不同派别彼此对立，全都声称自己为推翻卡扎菲立下首功，埋下了引发新一轮冲突的可能性。
• The Sudanese government has charged that the 16-month-old rebellion in Darfur is aimed at toppling the government.
  苏丹政府说，十六个月前在达尔富尔地区开始的反叛活动，目的是要推翻政府。
• Analysis on Transmission Tower Toppling Caused by Icing Disaster in 2008
  2008年输电线路冰灾倒塔原因分析
• The one-two punch toppling buildings and trapping thousands of people.
  在两次地震中倾倒的建筑物里，数以千计的人被困。
• The main damage form of slope is toppling.
  边坡的破坏形式以倾倒破坏为主。
• Securing water heaters, major appliances and tall, heavy furniture to prevent them from toppling are prudent steps.
  保证热水器、大家电、高大沉重的家具不会倒塌。