upheaval
英 [ʌpˈhi:vl] 美 [ʌpˈhivəl]

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

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...