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overturn

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/· verb

体育/国际组织B2

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Chinese meaning

推翻；撤销（裁决/禁令）

整zhěng个gè掀xiān翻fān、推tuī翻fān

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撤chè销xiāo对duì俄é运yùn动dòng员yuán十shí年nián参cān赛sài禁jìn令lìng

Example

The International Olympic Committee decision effectively overturns a decade-long ban on Russian athletes from international sport imposed due to a state-sponsored doping scandal

国际奥委会的这项决定，实际上推翻了此前因国家支持的兴奋剂丑闻及俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰，而对俄罗斯运动员实施的长达十年的国际体育禁赛令。

Source: NPR · 8 Jul 2026

Background ✎

国guó际jì奥ào委wěi会huì撤chè销xiāo对duì俄é罗luó斯sī运yùn动dòng员yuán长zhǎng达dá十shí年nián的de国guó际jì参cān赛sài禁jìn令lìng，允yǔn许xǔ其qí回huí归guī奥ào运yùn赛sài场chǎng。

Roots · etymology

源自中古英语 overturnen，over-+turn 复合

  • over-（越过/翻转）+ turn（转）→ 整个转过去

Collocations

  • overturn a ban / overturn a decision / overturn a verdict

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