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

• 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。
• 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。
• This is a security feature; obviously, you'll want to subvert it.
  这是一个安全特性；显然，您希望改变这种情况。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Conflict and division subvert the foundations of society.
  冲突和分裂动摇社会的基础。
• 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？
• That you plan to subvert the monarchy, perhaps.
  可能是你企图谋反的计划。
• 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。