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

• 1789 was one of the great upheavals in history.
  年是历史上一个伟大的动荡的年代。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Upheavals may occupy your day.
  你的生活可能会发生剧变；
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。