upheaval
美音:
[əp´hi:vəl
]英音:
[əp´hi:vəl
]n.剧变
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upheaval
/ʌp'hi:vl; ʌp`hivl/
n
(a) sudden violent upwardmovement (突然而猛烈的)向上的运动
*volcanic upheavals 火山的爆发.
(b) (fig 比喻) sudden violent change or disturbance 激变; 剧变; 动乱
*political, social upheavals 政治的、社会的动乱
* Moving house causes such an upheaval. 搬家引起了这么大的变化.
upheaval
n [U and C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: heave]
a very big change that often causes problems
political upheaval
Moving house is a major upheaval .