upheaval
听听怎么读
英 [ʌpˈhi:vl]
美 [ʌpˈhivəl]
是什么意思
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
- a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
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双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- 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。 - It was a terrible upheaval when his father died.
他父亲去世时家里一团糟。 - I can't face the upheaval of moving house again.
我无法忍受再次搬家的折腾。 - 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。 - 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。 - Mass unemployment may lead to social upheaval.
大批失业会导致社会动乱。 - It was a violent political upheaval.
这是一场激烈的政治动乱。 - 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 UpheavalYears of upheavalYEARS OF UPHEAVALConvergence and Upheaval: Managing the Unsteady Pace of Organizational EvolutionChaperoning a cellular upheaval in malaria: Heat shock proteins in Plasmodium falciparumErratum: Convergence and Upheaval: Managing the Unsteady Pace of Organizational EvolutionOrganizational 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...