overbalance or become unsteady and fall slowly
失去平衡,不稳而缓慢倒下
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she toppled over when I touched her .当我碰她时,她就倒了下来。
[with obj.]cause to fall in such a way
使失去平衡而倒下
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the push almost toppled him to the ground. 他几乎被推倒在地上
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figurative〈喻〉
disagreement had threatened to topple the government .分歧使政府面临倒台的威胁。
[with obj.]remove (a government or person in authority) from power; overthrow
推翻(政府,当权人);打倒
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disagreement had threatened to topple the government. 分歧使政府有被推翻的危险。
"mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘tumble about’): frequentative of