overturn /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn/ CET6 TEM4 ( overturning, overturned, overturns )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. 打翻; 翻倒

  例：

  The motorcycle veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall.

  摩托车转向失去了控制，翻倒在地，然后猛地撞到一面墙上。

  例：

  Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned his glass of wine.

  亚历克斯跃起得太猛，以至于打翻了他的那杯葡萄酒。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid. 推翻

  例：

  When the courts overturned his decision, he backed down.

  当法院推翻了他的决定时，他让步了。