upheaval

[ʌpˈhi:vl][ʌpˈhivəl]
n.突变,剧变;[地]隆起;举起,抬起
网络隆起;动乱;剧变;起来
词形变化:
upheavals  
双语例句 同反义词

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.

来自辞典例句

英英释义 行业释义 网络释义
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