overthrow
v.推翻;打倒;将…赶下台
音标:
/əʊvə'θrəʊ/
英英释义:
When a government or leader is overthrown, they are removed from power by force.
例句:
①That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.
那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻
②They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship.
他们成功推翻了法西斯独裁统治。
我觉得这个词挺好记忆的hhh,“over”表示“方位”,“throw”就是“丢”,“从上面丢下来”就可以理解为“推翻统治阶级”
《新闻周刊》一篇题为 Arab Spring Reckoning 也出现了这个表达:
sort of
勉强,有点
英英释义:
Slightly, or in some ways.
例句:
①‘Aren’t you hungry?’ ‘Sort of . I’m mostly just tired.’
②I'm sort of worried about Jenny.
电影《时空恋旅人》也出现了这个表达: