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upheaval是什么意思

2024-02-18 11:45:16
upheaval
美[ʌphiːvl]  英[ʌphiːvl]
n.  向上的运动;剧变;动乱
  近义词:disturbance,disorder,earthquake,eruption,explosion,faction,turmoil,confusion,cataclysm,commotion,disruption,mayhem,upthrow,hullabaloo,uplift,agitation,SturmundDrang,convulsion,upthrust,excitement,turbulence,

英英释义

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

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 cant 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。