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upheaval

美音:[əp´hi:vəl ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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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 .