overturn
verb uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈtɜːn/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈtɝːn/
(GO UPSIDE DOWN)
[ I or T ]打翻，弄翻;（使）倾覆;（使）翻倒
to (cause to) turn over
The car skidded off the road, hit a tree and overturned. 汽车滑出道路，撞到树上后翻了。
The intruder had overturned some of the furniture in the house. 入室窃贼翻动了屋子里的一些家具。
- More examples
- The rioters overturned several cars and set them alight.
- An articulated lorry has overturned on the south-bound carriageway, shedding its load.
- A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.
- She overturned the car, but walked away from it without a scratch.
- Vandals smashed windows and overturned cars in the downtown shopping district.
(CHANGE)
[ T ] formal推翻（法律裁决）
to change a legal decision
The Court of Appeal overturned the earlier decision. 上诉法庭推翻了早先作出的裁决。
[ T ] UK（在英国大选中）因获得多数席位而获胜
If you overturn someone's majority in an election in the UK, you defeat them.
The Labour candidate unexpectedly overturned the long-standing Tory majority. 工党候选人出乎意料地击败了长期以来占多数议席的保守党。