vt. & vi.（使）翻倒；颠覆 (cause to) turn over; bring (especially a government) to an end suddenly

　～ boat　打翻了小船
　～ the dish　打翻了盘子
　～ house　推翻了房屋
　～ lamp　打翻了灯
　～ government　推翻了政府
　～ rule　推翻了规定

　The boat overturned.　船翻了。
　We saw the canoe overturn, throwing its passengers into the water.　我们看到那个独木舟翻了，把几个乘客都抛到水里。

　The earthquake overturned houses.　地震使房屋倾覆。
　He overturned the lamp.　他把灯打翻了。
　The dog overturned his empty dish to show that he was hungry.　狗把它的空盘子翻了过来，说明它饿了。
　A big wave overturned the boat.　一个大浪把小船打翻了。
　The rebels overturned the government.　反叛者们推翻了政府。
　The decision overturned a century-old judicial rule.　这项决议推翻了历时已有一个世纪的司法裁决。

 ♣ overturn, capsize, upset
　这组词的共同含义是“打翻”。其区别是：overturn指“颠覆，推翻”已经确立的政权、制度等；capsize原意是“倾覆”车、船等，引申指把某物突然底朝天地翻过来或彻底扰乱某种精神状态；upset指身体、思想或感情上由于内部或外部原因而失调，尤指废止或推翻某种制度、计划等。