音标:[ʌp'hi:vl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 举起, 隆起, 大变动, 剧变
n. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
词型变化:名词复数形式 : upheavals
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upheaval的用法和样例:

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 can't 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。

词汇搭配

  • secular upheaval长期缓升
  • frost upheaval冻胀,冰冻隆起...
  • campus upheaval大学学潮
  • economic upheaval经济震荡
  • currency upheaval货币动荡

经典引文

  • Unfamiliar with the current upheavals in the Roman Church.

    出自:A. T. Ellis
  • Soon will come a major upheaval in the form of war or revolution.

    出自:H. Carpenter
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