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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 1789 was one of the great upheavals in history.
  年是历史上一个伟大的动荡的年代。
• The study follows others that have shown the number of baby boys goes down following major upheavals.
  无独有偶，也有一些研究表明历史上在重大剧变后男婴儿的出生数量有所下降。
• 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。
• But the upheavals can escalate quickly and become scarier and even cataclysmic.
  但是这些骚乱能快速升级，变得非常可怕，甚至变成大灾难。
• 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。
• 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。