"topple over" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 倒下
• 倒翻

Definition

變得不穩並倒在地上，通常是翻倒或傾斜倒下。可以指物體、人，甚至政府或機構。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於物體或人失去平衡倒下，也可用於比喻（如政權倒台）。多為非正式或中性語境，常與不穩或高重物搭配。

Examples

The glass toppled over and broke.

玻璃杯**倒下**了，摔碎了。

Be careful, the ladder might topple over.

小心，梯子可能會**倒下**。

The stack of books started to topple over.

書堆開始**倒塌**了。

If you stack the chairs like that, they're sure to topple over.

你那樣堆椅子，它們肯定會**倒下**的。

The protesters hoped the dictator's government would finally topple over.

抗議者希望獨裁者的政府最終會**倒台**。

I barely touched the pile and the whole thing toppled over.

我剛碰了一下那堆東西，結果全都**倒了**。