tip-over
tip-over — 片語動詞
- tip-overbase form
- tip-overs3rd person singular
- tip-overing-ing form
- tip-overedpast simple
1. If a standing object tips over, it falls sideways and ends up lying on a surface
翻倒；傾覆
直立物體朝側面倒下或翻覆
If a standing object tips over, it falls sideways and ends up lying on a surface — either on its side or completely upside down — often because it was unstable or was bumped. If you tip an object over, you make it fall this way, sometimes causing its contents to spill out.
Zola accidentally tipped over the tower of blocks while reaching for her phone.
Zola 伸手拿手機時不小心弄倒了積木塔。
transitive: [person] + tip + [object] + over
The old floor lamp tipped over when the dog's leash got tangled around its base.
那盞舊立燈被狗的牽繩纏住底座，倒了下來。
intransitive: [object] + tip + over + [cause clause]
A sudden wave rocked the boat and nearly tipped over the kayak.
一陣大浪搖晃小船，差點打翻了獨木舟。
Stefan tipped over the paint can, and blue liquid spread across the garage floor.
Stefan 打翻油漆罐，藍色油漆流遍了車庫地板。
The sign by the roadside had tipped over during the night's heavy storm.
路邊的告示牌在一夜暴風雨中倒了下來。
Meera set her coffee cup near the edge, and it tipped over onto the keyboard.
Meera 把咖啡杯放得太靠近桌邊，杯子倒在鍵盤上。
A toddler grabbed the tablecloth edge and tipped over a full glass of juice.
幼兒抓住桌巾邊緣，弄倒了一杯滿滿的果汁。
During the earthquake, several bookshelves tipped over, scattering books across the room.
地震期間，好幾個書架倒了下來，書本散落一地。
Linh balanced the broom against the wall so it would not tip over.
Linh 小心地把掃帚靠牆放好，以免它倒下來。
The strong wind tipped over the trash cans and sent rubbish down the street.
強風吹倒了垃圾桶，垃圾被吹得滿街都是。
- overturn
more formal and suggests a complete turning upside down rather than a sideways fall
- knock over
similar meaning but implies an external force or person caused the fall
- topple
suggests a slow, unstable fall from a height, often of a large object
- stand upright
to remain in a vertical, stable position
文法句型
[intransitive] [object] + tips + over
[transitive] [person] + tips + [object] + over
[transitive, pronoun object] [person] + tips + [pronoun] + over
用法筆記
Can be used transitively (someone tips something over) or intransitively (something tips over). The object always comes between 'tip' and 'over' when a pronoun is used: 'tip it over', NOT 'tip over it'.