"topple over" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 倒下
• 倒翻

Definition

变得不稳定并倒在地上，通常是翻倒或倾斜倒下。可以指物体、人，甚至政府或机构。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于物体或人失去平衡倒下，也可用于比喻意义（如政权倒台）。多用于非正式或中性语境，常搭配不稳或顶部重的东西。

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，梯子可能会**倒下**。

The stack of books started to topple over.

书堆开始**倒塌**了。

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

你那样堆椅子，它们肯定会**倒下**的。

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

抗议者希望独裁者的政府最终会**倒台**。

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

我刚碰了一下那堆东西，结果全都**倒了**。