ADJECTIVE | VERB + OVERTHROW | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤attempted未遂的顛覆活動➤violent暴力推翻VERB + OVERTHROW➤bring about, lead to導致推翻▸➤plot策劃推翻PREPOSITION➤overthrow of⋯的被推翻◇to bring about the overthrow of the military dictatorship導致軍事獨裁被推翻
overthrow ♦︎ downfall ♦︎ fall ♦︎ nemesis ♦︎ undoingThese are all words for sb's loss of power, money or social position, or the thing which causes this.这些词均表示衰败、垮台或导致衰败的原因。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be sb's downfall / nemesis / undoing◆to bring about / lead to sb's overthrow / downfall / fall■overthrow ˈəʊvəθrəʊ; NAmEˈoʊvərθroʊ [singular] the act of taking power by force from a leader or government; a leader or government's loss of power推翻;打倒;下台◆A republic was declared following the overthrow of the monarchy.君主制推翻后,共和国宣布成立。◆He was president from 1966 until his overthrow in 1970.他自1966年任总统,直到1970年被赶下台。 see also overthrow ⇨ removeverb2■downfallˈdaʊnfɔːl [singular] the loss of sb's power, money or social position; the thing that causes this衰败;垮台;衰败(或垮台)的原因◆The sex scandal finally led to his downfall.这桩性丑闻最终使他身败名裂。◆Greed was her downfall.贪得无厌就是她堕落的缘由。■fall [singular] a loss of political or economic power or success; the loss or defeat of a city or country in war(政权的)垮台;(经济的)崩溃;(城市或国家的)沦陷,灭亡◆The scandal undoubtedly contributed to his fall from power.这桩丑闻无疑是导致了他的下台的原因之一。◆His diary charts his dramatic fall from grace(= loss of power and respect).他的日记记录了他如何突如其来地丧失了权力和尊崇。◆Napoleon's rise and fall拿破仑的兴亡◆the fall of Rome to the barbarians蛮族攻陷罗马OPPrise ⇨ progress▸fall
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[intransitive] ◆The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards.政变虽然流产,但是不久以后政府便垮台了。◆Troy finally fell to the Greeks.特洛伊城最终被希腊人攻陷。■nemesis ˈneməsɪs [uncountable, singular] (formal) punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; the thing that causes this报应;不可避免的失败;遭到报应(或惩罚、失败)的原因◆This over-ambitious project eventually proved to be the company's nemesis.这个过于宏大的项目最终不可避免地导致了公司的失败。■undoing ʌnˈduːɪŋ [singular] the reason why sb fails at sth or loses their power, money or social position失败(或垮台、失势)的原因◆That one mistake was his undoing.他一失足即成千古恨。OPPmakingⓘ If sth is the making of sb, it makes them become a better or more successful person. * be the making of sb意思是使某人成为更好或更有作为的人◆College was the making of Joe.大学造就了乔。