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upheaval

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英 [ʌpˈhi:vl]
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  • n.

    突变,剧变;[地]隆起;举起,抬起;

  • 变形

    复数:upheavals

    英英释义

    upheaval[ ʌp'hi:vəl ]

    • n.
      • a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

        同义词:turbulenceSturm und Drang

      • a violent disturbance

        同义词:convulsionturmoil

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

        同义词:upliftupthrowupthrust

      • disturbance usually in protest

        同义词:agitationexcitementturmoilhullabaloo

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    双语例句

    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。

    权威例句

    Years of Upheaval
    Years of upheaval
    YEARS OF UPHEAVAL
    Convergence and Upheaval: Managing the Unsteady Pace of Organizational Evolution
    Chaperoning a cellular upheaval in malaria: Heat shock proteins in Plasmodium falciparum
    Erratum: Convergence and Upheaval: Managing the Unsteady Pace of Organizational Evolution
    Organizational coping with institutional upheaval in transition economies.
    The social dynamics of a cultural upheaval: social interactions surrounding September 11, 2001.
    Brave new families : [electronic resource] stories of domestic upheaval in late twentieth century America /
    Palynological record of the upheaval of the Northern Andes: A study of the pliocene and lower quaternary of the Colombian Eastern Co...