tip over phrasal verbphr v if you tip something over, or if it tips over, it falls or turns over （使）跌倒，（使）倾覆 The candle tipped over and the hay caught fire. 蜡烛翻倒，干草着了火。
tip something ↔ over The current was starting to tip the canoe over and I began to panic. 洪流即将倾覆小舟，我开始惊慌起来。
tip over• I sat on the edge of the table, and the whole thing tipped over.• The cat managed to tip the Christmas tree over.• He accidentally tipped over a candle, and the tablecloth caught fire.• The fire started when a lamp tipped over and ignited a cloth sofa.
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