upheaval

英 [ʌpˈhiːvl]

美 [ʌpˈhiːvl]

n.  剧变; 激变; 动乱; 动荡

复数：upheavals　

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牛津词典

noun

• 剧变；激变；动乱；动荡
  a big change that causes a lot of confusion, worry and problems
  1. the latest upheavals in the education system
     最近教育制度上的种种变更
  2. I can't face the upheaval of moving house again.
     我无法忍受再次搬家的折腾。
  3. a period of emotional upheaval
     情绪波动很大的时期

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 激变；剧变；动乱
  Anupheavalis a big change which causes a lot of trouble, confusion, and worry.
  1. Wherever there is political upheaval, invariably there are refugees...
     哪里有政治动乱，哪里就一定有难民。
  2. Having a baby will mean the greatest upheaval in your life.
     有了孩子意味着你的生活要发生重大的变化。

英英释义

noun

• disturbance usually in protest
  Synonym:agitationexcitementturmoilhullabaloo
• (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
  Synonym:upliftupthrowupthrust
• a violent disturbance
  1. the convulsions of the stock market
  Synonym:convulsionturmoil
• a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
  1. the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence
  Synonym:turbulenceSturm und Drang

双语例句

• Having a baby will mean the greatest upheaval in your life.
  有了孩子意味着你的生活要发生重大的变化。
• The Cainozoic period, was a period of upheaval and extreme volcanic activity.
  新生代是一个充满了地壳巨变和剧烈火山活动的时期。
• He made possible a revolution in world economics and an upheaval in the world balance of power.
  他使世界经济发生了一场革命，打乱了世界力量的平衡。
• Wherever there is political upheaval, invariably there are refugees
  哪里有政治动乱，哪里就一定有难民。
• Realise that you need to work with the people you have; catastrophic upheaval is not good.
  你要意识到，你需要和现有的这些人一起工作；闹个天翻地覆没什么好处。
• But, given the crisis, such an upheaval is the least we should fear.
  但鉴于此次危机，这种剧变是我们最不应畏惧的。
• We have put an end to the social unrest and upheaval of that time.
  我们结束了那个时期的社会动荡和纷扰不安的局面。
• This must be carried out without social upheaval.
  这项政策必须在不发生社会动荡的情况下推行下去。
• The two-party system is falling victim to social and economic upheaval.
  两党制正沦为社会和经济动荡的牺牲品。
• Investors and tourists are waiting out the upheaval.
  投资者和旅游者们都在等待动荡的结束。