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upheaval

英[ʌp'hiːvl] 美[ʌp'hiːvl]
  • n. 向上的运动;剧变;动乱
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally);

    "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

  2. a violent disturbance;

    "the convulsions of the stock market"

  3. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

  4. disturbance usually in protest

双语例句

1. It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.
它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱.

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2. And here lie the seeds of the whole subsequent upheaval.
这就包含着随之而来的全部变革的萌芽.

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3. 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。

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4. Wherever there is political upheaval, invariably there are refugees.
哪里有政治动乱,哪里就一定有难民。

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5. Her fears had always been on the alert for an upheaval.
她日夜提心吊胆,严防突变.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The French Revolution was a volcanic upheaval in European history.
      法国大革命是欧洲历史上的一次剧变。
    2. It was a terrible upheaval when his father died.
      他父亲去世时家里一团糟。
    3. I can't face the upheaval of moving house again.
      我无法忍受再次搬家的折腾。
    4. Many years ago, Johnson faced a major upheaval in his life.
      许多年前,约翰逊遭遇生命中的剧变。
    5. A drastic interest-rate cut this week coincided with stockmarket upheaval.
      伴随着本周利率的大幅降低而来的是证券市场有力的反弹。
    6. Mass unemployment may lead to social upheaval.
      大批失业会导致社会动乱。
    7. It was a violent political upheaval.
      这是一场激烈的政治动乱。
    8. The country has been thrown into an upheaval.
      这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。

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