overthrow

Compared meaning: to remove or destroy someone's power or authority (verb).

比较义项：用武力或暗中手段推翻、破坏政权或权威（动词）。

• overthrow 本词

  Overthrow means to remove a government or leader from power suddenly, usually by force or revolution; its typical object is a government, regime or leader.

  overthrow 指用武力或革命手段突然推翻政府或领导人，使其下台；宾语通常是“政府”“政权”或“领导人”。

  Rebels tried to overthrow the government during the night.

  叛军试图在夜间推翻政府。

• subvert

  Subvert means to secretly or gradually undermine and weaken someone's authority, power or rules, often from within, without necessarily using force.

  subvert 指从内部暗中或逐渐削弱、破坏某人的权威、权力或规则，不一定使用武力。

  Some employees tried to subvert the company's new safety rules.

  一些员工试图暗中破坏公司新的安全规定。

Overthrow and subvert both mean to destroy someone's power or authority. Overthrow means to remove a government or leader from power suddenly, usually by force or revolution. Subvert means to secretly or gradually weaken someone's authority, power, or rules, often from within, without using force.

这两个词都表示推翻或破坏某种权力或权威，但方式和语气不同：overthrow 强调用武力突然、公开地推翻政府或领导人；subvert 更强调从内部逐渐、隐蔽地削弱或破坏某种权威、规则或制度，不一定使用暴力。