upheaval
英 [ʌp'hiːv(ə)l]
美 [ʌp'hivl]
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upheaval 剧变，动乱up, 向上，heave,举起。引申词义剧变，动乱。
- upheaval (n.)
- 1834 in reference to convulsions in society; 1836 in geology, from verb upheave (c. 1300, from up (adv.) + heave (v.)) + -al (2). Similarly formed verbs are Old Frisian upheva, Old High German ufhevan, German aufheben.
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- 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。
来自辞典例句
- 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。
来自辞典例句
- 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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