revolution

noun

1. 革命
   an attempt, by a large number of people, to change the government of a country, especially by violent action
   1. a socialist revolution
      社会主义革命
   2. the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789
      1789年法国大革命的爆发
   3. to start a revolution
      发动一场革命
   4. a country on the brink of revolution
      即将发生革命的国家
2. 巨变；大变革
   a great change in conditions, ways of working, beliefs, etc. that affects large numbers of people
   1. a cultural/social/scientific, etc. revolution
      文化、社会、科学等的重大变革
   2. A revolution in information technology is taking place.
      信息技术正在发生巨变。
3. （环绕中心点的）旋转；（尤指）天体运行
   a complete circular movement around a point, especially of one planet around another
   1. the revolution of the earth around the sun
      地球环绕太阳的公转
4. 旋转；绕轴旋转
   a circular movement made by sth fixed to a central point, for example in a car engine
   1. rotating at 300 revolutions per minute
      以每分钟300转的速度旋转

1. N-COUNT 革命;武装运动
   A revolution is a successful attempt by a large group of people to change the political system of their country by force.
   1. The period since the revolution has been one of political turmoil.
      革命爆发后就陷入了政治动乱期。
   2. ...after the French Revolution.
      法国革命之后
   3. ...before the 1917 Revolution.
      1917年革命之前
2. N-COUNT 重大变革;巨大变化
   A revolution in a particular area of human activity is an important change in that area.
   1. The nineteenth century witnessed a revolution in ship design and propulsion.
      19世纪船舶设计和船舶动力领域发生了重大的变革。
   2. ...the industrial revolution.
      工业革命

1. Seventy-four years after the Bolshevik Revolution, the Soviet era ended.
   在布尔什维克革命爆发的74年之后，苏维埃时代终结了。
2. The British brand of socialism was more interested in reform than revolution.
   英国式的社会主义更加注重改革，而不是革命。
3. Hundreds of people had died there in terrible circumstances during and after the revolution.
   在革命期间和其后的恶劣形势下，那里有成百上千的人死去。
4. The working class is still too small to enable a successful socialist revolution.
   工人阶级队伍还是非常弱小，不能成功实现社会主义革命。
5. Reform, as we know, is the enemy of revolution.
   正如我们所知，改革是革命的大敌。
6. He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail
   他担心他们发起的大变革会遭遇失败。
7. The town was razed to the ground after the French Revolution.
   该镇在法国大革命后被夷为平地。
8. We find the leftists assuming leadership and becoming the spokesmen for an ideal of international revolution.
   我们发现，左派逐渐掌权并成为国际革命理想的代言人。
9. A resident of his neighbourhood had let off fireworks to celebrate the Revolution.
   他家附近的一个居民燃放了烟花庆祝革命胜利。
10. The defeated radicals of the French Revolution were the first to have this messianic vision in 1794.
    1794年法国大革命中失败的激进分子最先预见到了社会会发生根本改变。
11. We observe that the first calls for radical transformation did not begin until the period of the industrial revolution
    我们认为直到工业革命时期才出现了要求彻底变革的第一波呐喊。
12. According to the official figures, over one thousand people died during the revolution
    根据官方数字，1,000多人在这场革命中丧生。
13. Only a minority of the people supported the Revolution.
    只有少数人支持这场革命。
14. Lenin was the great orator of the Russian Revolution.
    列宁是俄国革命时期伟大的演说家。
15. This was a prologue to today's bloodless revolution.
    这拉开了当今不流血革命的序幕。
16. I repeat that medicine is on the brink of a revolution
    我要再次强调，医学面临着变革。
17. The period since the revolution has been one of political turmoil.
    革命爆发后就陷入了政治动乱期。
18. The nineteenth century witnessed a revolution in ship design and propulsion.
    19世纪船舶设计和船舶动力领域发生了重大的变革。
19. War and revolution have torn families apart.
    战争和革命导致许多家庭妻离子散。
20. Medicine began to turn away from botany in the scientific revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries.
    在17、18世纪的科学革命中，医学开始从植物学转而研究其他方向。
21. Having started a revolution we must go all the way
    既然已经发动了革命，我们就一定要进行到底。
22. The public had wearied of his repeated warnings of a revolution that never seemed to start
    他一再预警的革命迟迟没有开始，公众已对此感到厌倦。
23. Li Dazhao was a pioneer of the Chinese revolution.
    李大钊是中国革命的前驱。
24. The king was deposed by the revolution.
    国王被革命废黜了。
25. The raging tide of revolution surges forward.
    革命怒潮汹涌澎湃。
26. If there is to be revolution, there must be a revolutionary party.
    既要革命，就要有一个革命党。
27. Yuan Shikai quickly seized the fruits of the victory of the 1911 Revolution.
    袁世凯迅速篡夺了辛亥革命的胜利果实。
28. The Chinese revolution is a continuation of the great October Revolution.
    中国革命是伟大的十月革命的继续。
29. When the revolution is developing rapidly, some people are bound to fall behind.
    在革命急速发展的时候，总不免有人要落伍的。
30. The epoch of revolution creates great figures.
    革命时代造就伟大的人物。

  innovation departure revolution【导航词义：变革】

  innovation n. 革新，创新

〔辨析〕指新观念、新方法、新事物等的引进。

  departure n. 背离，改变

〔辨析〕指对传统、惯例或人们所期望的方式的改变。

  revolution n. 大变革

〔辨析〕指思想、工作方式等发生的巨大变化。

noun

1. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

2. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
   1. the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution

3. a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
   1. the plane made three rotations before it crashed
   2. the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year

   Synonym:    rotationgyration