They tried to overthrow the government.
他们试图推翻政府。
Choose the word that is the closest synonym to “overthrow” in the following sentence: The rebels sought to overthrow the oppressive regime.
A — topple. “overthrow” means v./n. remove from power
The angry citizens rose up to ______ the cruel and greedy dictator.
C — overthrow. “overthrow” means v./n. remove from power
overthrow — v./n. remove from power. In Chinese: 推翻，打倒.
overthrow is pronounced /ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ/. It breaks into 3 syllables: o · ver · throw.
They tried to overthrow the government. (他们试图推翻政府。)
topple, overturn — all close in meaning to overthrow (v./n. remove from power).
Yes. overthrow appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
over(above)+throw(throw).