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

• To subvert this crucial principle is to undermine the construction of the entire Jewish community and to utterly destroy any hope for Jewish national salvation in this country.
  对这个原则的颠覆就是对建立民族之家的削弱，就是对犹太民族获得拯救的希望的完全破坏。
• And you want to subvert this jury's decision?
  你想推翻陪审团的决定？
• If there are days that I can find for me to subvert the world.
  如果有天我能找到为我颠覆世界的人。
• I call on heads of state and heads of government to stand rock-hard against the despicable efforts of the tobacco industry to subvert this treaty.
  我呼吁国家元首和政府首脑们坚定反对烟草业为颠覆这一条约所作的卑鄙行径。
• One theme of "black romantic" in contemporary Hong Kong film is to subvert the systematized culture, while the other one is to describe the feeling of abandoned babies and loafers.
  “黑色浪漫”在当代香港电影中的一条主线是对体制性文化的颠覆，另一条主线是对弃婴和浪子心态的抒写。
• Now, however, they-and other, similar, types of malicious software-support a multibillion-dollar industry in which those who use them to steal information and subvert computers struggle with those who devise and sell digital protection.
  而现在，他们和其他类似类型的恶意软件一起，支撑了一个价值数十亿美元的产业，这中间，那些使用它们窃取信息和破坏电脑的人和设计和销售数字保护程序的人展开了斗争。
• Sometimes, they subvert states entirely.
  有时候，它们会彻底颠覆政府。
• 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。
• I subvert the whole world just for us.
  我颠覆了整个世界只为寻找我们的曾经。
• Conflict and division subvert the foundations of society.
  冲突和分裂动摇社会的基础。