upheaval
英[?p'hi?v(?)l]
美[?p'hivl]
- n. 劇變；隆起；舉起
詞態變化
復數:?upheavals;
中文詞源
upheaval 劇變，動亂
up, 向上，heave,舉起。引申詞義劇變，動亂。
英文詞源
- upheaval (n.)
- 1834 in reference to convulsions in society; 1836 in geology, from verb upheave (c. 1300, from up (adv.) + heave (v.)) + -al (2). Similarly formed verbs are Old Frisian upheva, Old High German ufhevan, German aufheben.
雙語例句
- 1. It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.
- 它面臨第二次世界大戰以來最大的社會動亂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. And here lie the seeds of the whole subsequent upheaval.
- 這就包含著隨之而來的全部變革的萌芽.
來自英漢非文學 - 家庭、私有制和國家的起源
- 3. Having a baby will mean the greatest upheaval in your life.
- 有了孩子意味著你的生活要發生重大的變化。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Wherever there is political upheaval, invariably there are refugees.
- 哪里有政治動亂，哪里就一定有難民。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Her fears had always been on the alert for an upheaval.
- 她日夜提心吊膽,嚴防突變.
來自辭典例句