subvert

英 [səbˈvɜːt]

美 [səbˈvɜːrt]

v.  颠覆; 暗中破坏; 使背叛; 使变节; 策反

过去分词：subverted　现在分词：subverting　第三人称单数：subverts　过去式：subverted　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.12159 / COCA.11404

牛津词典

verb

• 颠覆；暗中破坏
  to try to destroy the authority of a political, religious, etc. system by attacking it secretly or indirectly
• 使背叛；使变节；策反
  to try to destroy a person's belief in sth or sb

柯林斯词典

• VERB 颠覆;破坏
  Tosubvertsomething means to destroy its power and influence.
  1. ...an alleged plot to subvert the state.
     涉嫌颠覆国家的阴谋
  2. ...a last attempt to subvert culture from within.
     试图从内部瓦解文化的最后一击

英英释义

verb

• destroy completely
  1. we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis
• cause the downfall of
  1. The Czar was overthrown
  2. subvert the ruling class
  Synonym:overthrowoverturnbring down
• destroy property or hinder normal operations
  1. The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
  Synonym:sabotageunderminecounterminecounteractweaken
• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  1. debauch the young people with wine and women
  2. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
  3. Do school counselors subvert young children?
  4. corrupt the morals
  Synonym:corruptpervertdemoralizedemoralisedebauchdebaseprofanevitiatedepravemisdirect

双语例句

• This was badly received by other countries, which accused the White House of trying to subvert the UN.
  但其它国家对此反响不佳，纷纷谴责白宫试图给联合国捣乱。
• And you want to subvert this jury's decision?
  你想推翻陪审团的决定？
• Reason: Subvert the traditional ideas, and start the love between teachers and students.
  理由：颠覆传统思维，开师生恋之先河。
• How does HIV subvert the immune sys-tem?
  艾滋病病毒是怎样破坏免疫系统的？
• Who corrupt and subvert the very principles our constitution exists to uphold.
  我们宪法所维护的准则被这些人腐化和破坏。
• Does the novelist confirm, oppose, modify, or subvert the terms of the argument?
  小说家会认定、对、正或颠覆对话内容的用语？
• Moreover, when administrative powers are exercised in secrecy, they can readily be abused to subvert fundamental rights.
  此外，一旦秘密行使行政权力，便很容易造成滥用权力而侵犯公民的基本权利。
• Enough of this type of treatment and users will be primed to use any chance to subvert the system.
  受够了这种对待，用户会利用一切机会背离这种系统。
• The experts contributing to this book have conducted their own research into this seminal event that the Bush administration has used to subvert civil liberties, conduct preemptive wars, and bring the world perilously closer to chaos.
  专家们作出贡献，这本书已进行自己的研究，这具有开创性的事件说，布什政府已用来破坏公民自由，进行先发制人的战争，使世界更危险地接近混乱。
• Sometimes, they subvert states entirely.
  有时候，它们会彻底颠覆政府。