upheaval

简单释义：

n.动荡；剧变；激变；动乱

网络隆起；大变动；举起

变形：

复数：upheavals  

完整释义：

n.

1.动荡,大动乱
2.骚扰,动乱;激变,剧变
3.胀起;鼓起
4.打乱
5.上升
6.鼓起,举起,抬起;【地质学;地理学】隆起

例句：

1. But Thomson's directors and shareholders seem to have doubts about all this upheaval.
   但汤姆逊的董事和股东看起来对这一猛烈变化仍然怀有疑虑。

2. They were sustained by their belief that all this upheaval was part of an attempt to create a better society.
   支持他们的信念就是所有这些动乱都是努力建立更加美好社会的一部分。

3. This would be an astonishing upheaval for what was one of Europe's hottest firms.
   对于一家欧洲最顶尖的公司来讲，这将是一项令人吃惊的变革。

4. When citizens' hopes for advancement are frustrated, Rice said, the seeds for social and economic upheaval are sown.
   赖斯说，当人民不能实现发展的愿望时，便埋下社会和经济动荡的种子。

5. I was a student in the '60s, a time of social upheaval and questioning, and on a personal level, an awakening sense of idealism.
   我当时是60年代的一个学生，那是动荡和充满质疑的年代，而且在个人层面，理想主义正被唤醒。

6. She said it would be shortsighted to think that either side can simply put peacemaking on hold until the current upheaval is over.
   她说，认为只要熬过当前的动荡局势就自然能够使得这两个国家保持和平友好关系，是一种目光短浅的想法。

7. Happily, Brazil is now stable enough that such upheaval would not be fatal. But it might carry a price.
   庆幸的是目前巴西足够稳定，这样的人事更替不会产生致命影响，但可能会付出代价。

8. There was a great deal of upheaval, emotional pain and frustration in our family, even more so after our two children were born.
   家里发生了一连串的变化，带给双方感情上的痛苦和挫折，而且在我们生了两个小孩之后，情况又更变本加厉。

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