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

• 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。
• The whole of Africa had been buffeted by social and political upheavals.
  整个非洲都经受了社会和政治动荡之苦。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Upheavals may occupy your day.
  你的生活可能会发生剧变；
• Having lived through terrestrial upheavals, they have no appetite for the economic equivalent.
  已经经受着大自然的折磨了，他们可不想再忍受同等强度的经济动荡。
• 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。
• Upheavals in the workplace can undermine employees 'sense of security, particularly if redundancy is not a one-off.
  工作场所的剧变会削弱员工的安全感，尤其是在裁员不是一次性的时候。
• 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。