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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   overturn

   • v.
     tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down；turn over and come to rest upside down, typically as the result of an accident
   • n.
     an act of turning over or upsetting something; a revolution, subversion, or reversal.；the occasional (typically twice yearly) mixing of the water of a thermally stratified lake.

   • verb: overturn, 3rd person present: overturns, gerund or present participle: overturning, past tense: overturned, past participle: overturned

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down the crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire
   • ▪ turn over and come to rest upside down, typically as the result of an accident a large housetrailer overturned in the middle of the road 同義詞 capsize, turn turtle, keel over, tip over, topple over, ... 更多turn over, overbalance, turn topsy-turvy, pitchpole, upset, tip over, topple over, turn over, throw over, overthrow, knock over, upend, invert, turn topsy-turvy, informalroll, cowp, archaicoverset
   • 2. abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.) the results overturned previous findings he fought for eight years to overturn a conviction for armed robbery 同義詞 cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, ... 更多retract, countermand, withdraw, take back, rule against, disallow, override, overrule, veto, set aside, quash, overthrow, repudiate, recant, annul, nullify, declare null and void, invalidate, negate, void, abrogate, vacate, archaicrecall反義詞 allow, accept

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. rare an act of turning over or upsetting something; a revolution, subversion, or reversal.
   • ▪ rare the occasional (typically twice yearly) mixing of the water of a thermally stratified lake.