1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]TURN if you overturn something, or if it overturns, it turns upside down or falls over on its side(使)翻倒,(使)倾覆;打翻
Leslie jumped to her feet, overturning her chair.
莱斯莉一跃而起,碰倒了椅子。
His car overturned, trapping him inside.
他的汽车发生侧翻,把他困在了里面。
2overturn a decision/verdict etcCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto change a decision or result so that it becomes the opposite of what it was before 推翻决定/裁决等
His conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal.
他的有罪裁决被上诉法院推翻了。
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overturn a decision/verdict etc• The High Court has overturned decisions made by secretaries of state.
3.[transitiveT]PMPG to suddenly remove a government from power, especially by using violence 〔尤指用暴力突然〕推翻,颠覆〔政府〕SYN overthrow