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

• After absorbing so many violent upheavals, indigestion seems to have set in.
  在吸纳了这么多的剧烈变化后，它们似乎开始出现了“消化不良”。
• 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。
• Their fear of reversals and upheavals is fully understandable.
  他们这种怕反复、怕折腾的心情是完全可以理解的。
• Their homes will most probably be destroyed in the upheavals that are inevitable.
  他们的房屋绝大多数可能将会在不可避免的大变动期间被毁坏。
• 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。
• 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。
• Had the oil price undergone similar upheavals it would have provoked endless discussion.
  若是石油价格经历如此的动荡起伏，那将引发无休止的讨论。
• The slower upheavals grind away over the course of decades, subtly transforming the way we live and work.
  而那些较为缓慢的变化则往往持续数十年，在不知不觉中改变我们的生活和工作方式。
• With the upheavals in world capital markets, pure free-market policies are facing more criticism.
  随着目前全球资本市场动荡不安，纯粹自由市场政策目前面临着越来越多的批评声。
• 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。