overthrow
/ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌəʊvərˈθrəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌō-vər-ˈthrō/ (ame, mw) · /ˈəʊ.və.θrəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈoʊ.vɚ.θroʊ/ (ame, ipa)
overthrow — 動詞
- overthrowpresent simple I / you / we / they
- overthrowshe / she / it
- overthrewpast simple
- overthrownpast participle
- overthrowing-ing form
1. to use force to push a ruler, government, or system out of power and replace it.
推翻
用武力使統治者或政權下台
to use force to push a ruler, government, or system out of power and replace it.
Rebel soldiers tried to overthrow the king after the harvest failed.
穀物收成失敗後，叛軍士兵試圖推翻國王。
overthrow + ruler
Darius believes that no peaceful protest can overthrow such a violent regime.
Darius 認為任何和平抗議都無法推翻如此暴力的政權。
The military leaders were planning to overthrow the elected government within weeks.
軍方領導人計畫在幾週內推翻民選政府。
Many of Sana's classmates wanted to overthrow the school's strict dress code.
Sana 的許多同學想推翻學校嚴格的服裝規定。
The dictator was finally overthrown after twenty years of street protests.
經過二十年的街頭抗爭，那位獨裁者終於被推翻。
文法句型
overthrow + noun (ruler/government/regime)
用法筆記
Object is almost always a person or system that holds power (a king, government, regime, dictatorship), or by extension a set of rules. Frequently used in the passive when the focus is on the leader who fell.
常見錯誤
2. in baseball and similar sports, to send a ball flying past the teammate or base
傳球過頭
把球丟過接球的隊友或壘包
in baseball and similar sports, to send a ball flying past the teammate or base that was meant to catch it.
The young pitcher overthrew first base and let two runners score.
那位年輕投手傳球過了一壘，讓兩名跑者得分。
overthrow + base
Takeshi overthrew his catcher twice in the opening innings on Saturday.
Takeshi 星期六開賽局時兩次把球傳過捕手頭頂。
overthrow + receiving player
The shortstop overthrew second base, and the ball rolled into the outfield.
游擊手把球傳過二壘，球一路滾到外野。
Nala kept overthrowing the cutoff man during fielding practice that afternoon.
Nala 那天下午防守練習時，一直把球傳過中繼手頭頂。
- hit
to send the ball directly to the intended target
文法句型
overthrow + noun (base/teammate)
用法筆記
Used mainly in baseball and softball commentary. Distinguish from sense 1: only this sense takes a base, a teammate position, or another fielding target as object; political objects (king, regime) only fit sense 1.
常見錯誤
overthrow — 名詞
- overthrowsingular
- overthrowsplural
1. the use of force to push a ruler, government, or system out of power.
推翻；政變
以武力使政權垮台的事件
the use of force to push a ruler, government, or system out of power.
The overthrow of the king led to ten years of civil war.
國王遭推翻後，引發了長達十年的內戰。
the overthrow of + ruler
Élise wrote her thesis on the overthrow of the French monarchy in 1792.
Élise 的論文寫的是 1792 年法國君主制的推翻。
Several officers were jailed for plotting the overthrow of the elected president.
幾名軍官因密謀推翻民選總統而入獄。
Tamar's grandmother lived through the overthrow of three different governments.
Tamar 的祖母經歷過三個政府被推翻。
News of the overthrow spread quickly across the country that evening.
推翻政權的消息那天晚上迅速傳遍全國。
- restoration
the act of putting a removed ruler back into power
文法句型
the overthrow of + noun (ruler/government)
用法筆記
Almost always appears as 'the overthrow of [X]' where X is a named ruler, government, regime, or political system. Usually singular and countable when tied to one historical event.
常見錯誤
2. a throw that goes too far past the player or base it was aimed at.
暴投
傳球太遠超過目標的失誤
a throw that goes too far past the player or base it was aimed at.
Christopher's overthrow allowed the runner to reach third base safely.
Christopher 的暴投讓跑者安全上到三壘。
overthrow + allowed + runner
An overthrow from the outfield gave the visiting team an extra run.
外野的一次暴投，讓客隊多拿了一分。
an overthrow from + fielding position
The coach was furious about three overthrows in a single inning.
教練因為一局內出現三次暴投而大發雷霆。
Tuan blamed his shoulder injury for the overthrow that lost them the game.
Tuan 把那次讓他們輸掉比賽的暴投怪到肩傷上。
- wild throw
more general everyday term for the same kind of bad throw
- errant throw
formal; used in sports writing
文法句型
a/an overthrow
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3 (cricket): this sense is mainly a baseball/softball term for a single bad throw. It does NOT mean runs scored.
3. in cricket, extra runs scored by the batting team when a fielder's return throw
回傳失分
板球中回傳球失誤所送出的額外得分
in cricket, extra runs scored by the batting team when a fielder's return throw flies past the wicket-keeper and is not stopped.
England added four overthrows after the fielder missed the stumps completely.
野手完全沒打中三柱門後，英格蘭多得了四個回傳失分。
plural: overthrows + numeral
Esme groaned as the team gave away another two overthrows on the boundary.
Esme 看到隊伍又在邊界送出兩個回傳失分，忍不住嘆氣。
give away + overthrows
The match was decided by a single overthrow on the final ball of the innings.
這場比賽是由該局最後一球的一個回傳失分決定勝負的。
Indian fans still argue about the six runs, four of which were overthrows.
印度球迷至今仍在爭論那六分，其中四分是回傳失分。
- extras
broader umbrella term in cricket; includes wides and no-balls as well as overthrows
文法句型
overthrows (plural)
用法筆記
A cricket-specific scoring term. Distinguish from sense 2: a sense-2 'overthrow' is the bad throw itself, while a sense-3 'overthrow' is the runs added to the score because of that bad throw.