| 词汇 | overthrown |
| 释义 | overthrown past participle ofoverthrow Examples of overthrownoverthrown Although the values of modesty were never overthrown in the contest itself, the real winners were those women whose exterior beauty was displayed more ostentatiously. The ideas of the opposition are projected as most characteristic of the overthrown past. Should a ruler become a tyrant, he could be overthrown by force. That government was overthrown a year later when a paramilitary band invaded parliament. For reasons of idolatry and persecution, ungodly rulers could, even should, be overthrown. For the sovereign, successful transgression is more profitable than democracy, yet being overthrown results in the lowest payoff. His vision was to establish an indigenous-based oligarchy, perhaps an alternative to the settler-based oligarchy he had overthrown. Given the speed with which new models are born and overthrown in linguistics, this does not seem the best way to educate beginning students. The development of the science was not merely a linear accumulation of knowledge culminating in the realization that the old chemistry had to be overthrown. Never had such a powerful and highly industrialised state been overthrown from within. Of course, this does not automatically imply that national administrative traditions are completely overthrown and revised in the light of changing political interests and strategies. Nevertheless, when so many of the supposedly educated believe this to be true, we might as well admit that prescription has been overthrown by usage. Kings are overthrown, battles fought and revolts take place, but the reasons for these events are often elusive. An oppressive regime must, therefore, naturalize the condition of its disenfranchised members if it wishes to avoid being overthrown. In the provisionary mode, the former authoritarian government is overthrown and replaced by a government that announces a plan to hold elections and draft a constitution. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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