upheavals

英 [ʌpˈhiːvəlz]

美 [əpˈhivəlz]

n.  剧变; 激变; 动乱; 动荡
upheaval的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 激变；剧变；动乱
  Anupheavalis a big change which causes a lot of trouble, confusion, and worry.
  1. Wherever there is political upheaval, invariably there are refugees...
     哪里有政治动乱，哪里就一定有难民。
  2. Having a baby will mean the greatest upheaval in your life.
     有了孩子意味着你的生活要发生重大的变化。

双语例句

• In the past month, the world has witnessed one of the largest financial and economic upheavals in a generation.
  在过去这个月里，世界目睹了一个世代以来最重大的金融与经济动荡之一。
• The sector is facing huge cyclical and structural upheavals.
  该行业正面临巨大的周期性和结构性变革。
• This is impossible to measure precisely, particularly after recent upheavals.
  对此精确衡量是不可能的，尤其是在最近的动荡之后。
• They reviewed the international situation in which important changes and great upheavals are taking place and expounded their respective positions and attitudes.
  他们回顾了经历着重大变化和巨大动荡的国际形势，阐明了各自的立场和态度。
• Such great changes always bring huge social upheavals.
  此类巨大变化总是会带来严重的社会动荡。
• The first three years of his presidency were characterised by August upheavals.
  在他总统任期的头三年，每年的8月份都爆发了剧变。
• Still, barring last-minute upheavals the legislation will pass through the house of Lords in a few weeks.
  但除非在最后时刻发生剧变，这项立法还是会在几周后在上院通过。
• That is why many mediocre employees survive violent corporate upheavals while people of great talent are being laid off.
  这就是为什么许多平平庸庸的公司雇员在大调整中保住了位置，而有才能的人反到下岗。
• Reforms after 1991 were hampered by economic upheavals and the emigration of about 1m young Russians to the West.
  在1991年之后，经济动荡以及约100万年轻俄罗斯人移民到西方国家，阻碍了相关改革。
• Upheavals may occupy your day.
  你的生活可能会发生剧变；