sea change

noun

1. 大转变；巨变
   a strong and noticeable change in a situation

1. N-COUNT (态度、行为的)巨变，彻底转变
   A sea change in someone's attitudes or behaviour is a complete change.
   1. A sea change has taken place in young people's attitudes to their parents.
      年轻人对待父母的态度已经发生了三百六十度转变。

1. A sea change has taken place in young people's attitudes to their parents.
   年轻人对待父母的态度已经发生了三百六十度转变。
2. This could mark the turning point for another sea change; Web 2.0 to mobile.
   这种变化标志着另一次重大转变的转折点已经来临，即从Web2.0发展到移动应用。
3. What with teleconferencing, Skype, and global conference calls, technology has wrought a sea change in the way people hold meetings.
   电话会议、Skype在线视频通话以及全球视频会议等技术不断涌现，极大地改变了人们举行会议的方式。
4. One of the best buffers to a perceived sea change is to distribute leadership early on.
   如果已经预见到重大变故，尽早分配领导权能够提供最佳的缓冲效果。
5. The past one and a half centuries saw two world wars and three important scientific and technological revolutions. Out world has undergone a sea change and achieved unprecedented advancement in science and technology and productivity.
   在这一个半世纪中，发生过两次世界大战，出现过三次重要的科技革命，世界发生了沧桑巨变，科技进步和生产力水平都有史无前例的飞跃。
6. Uber, and more broadly the app-driven labor market it represents, is at the center of what could be a sea change in work, and in how people think about their jobs.
   Uber，以及更广义来说，它所代表的由应用软件驱动的劳动力市场，处于一个工作上的，及人们如何看待自己的工作的巨变的核心。
7. The Prime Minister is convinced that there will soon be a sea change in the relations between the two countries.
   首相相信两国间的关系不久将会有根本的变化。
8. For one can fairly say that ties between the two sides have undergone a sea change in recent years and Taiwan's economic future is now bound closely to the Mainland.
   可以说在过去几年来，两岸的关系已经发生了质变，台湾的经济前途，已经和大陆密切相关。
9. They are mindful that, as Robert Gates, defence secretary, puts it, there has been a "sea change" in the attitude of the South Korean public, which is now unwilling to endure North Korean attacks.
   国防部长罗伯特盖茨称韩国人非常留心，韩国民众对于朝鲜的态度有了“根本的改变”，他们不愿再忍受朝鲜的攻击。
10. Current therapies are powerful but with unintended targets and side effects that can be equivalent to a sea change.
    现在的治疗方法虽然作用很强，但是没有特定的靶向，因而会产生同等程度的副作用，就像海浪一样。
11. Personal ads have also undergone a sea change, growing more numerous and more humble.
    征婚启事也大有改观，数量更多且更为谦逊。
12. Renewable energy proponents hope the Cape Wind farm, in a windy location with calm waters and close to a large population center, will spur a sea change in that thinking.
    可再生能源的支持者们希望通过位于平静水面上且靠近人口稠密中心的南塔基特湾风电场改变上述人们的这一认识。
13. And I fear that when you can afford to fish up the honor and virtue and kindness you've thrown overboard, you'll find they have suffered a sea change and not, I fear, into something rich and strange.
    恐怕等你认为有能力把你扔掉的体面、纯洁与宽厚打捞上来的时候，你会发现它们已经在海里起了很大变化，但我想并没有变得充实，变得新奇。
14. Shaw's novel has undergone quite a sea change.
    肖伯纳的小说已经有了很重大的变化。
15. Roughly 30 years after the beginning of the Thatcher-Reagan era, another sea change is upon us.
    在撒切尔和里根时代开始约30年后，一轮新的巨变正降临在我们身上。
16. "There is a sea change in behaviour going on here," says Mervyn Kohler of Help the Aged.
    “帮助老年人”机构的默文·科勒说，“人的正巨大的。
17. Some are now suggesting that the rest of Asia is beginning to follow Japan and that the past year is clear evidence of a sea change in Asian investor behaviour.
    有些人现在表示，其他亚洲国家开始效仿日本，而过去一年亚洲投资者行为发生翻天覆地的变化就是明证。
18. This represents a sea change in pharmaceutical policies.
    这代表着制药政策上的巨大变化。
19. However, the last few years have heralded a sea change as schools, employers and the students themselves have realised that for participants to make the most of their course, preparation is essential.
    不过，过去几年出现了许多变化，商学院、雇主和学员自己都已经认识到，要想从课程中获得最大收益，准备工作至关重要。
20. The sea change came with the classes that graduated in 2002 and 2003.
    这种巨大转变发生在2002年和2003年毕业的学生身上。
21. This argument, however, is starting to look increasingly frayed, with a sea change in recent years in the attitude of many multinationals, who now view China and its huge emerging market as a future hub for science and technology.
    然而，这个观点似乎越来越站不住脚了。最近几年，许多跨国公司的态度发生了巨大转变，它们现在将中国及其巨大的新兴市场视为未来的科技中心。
22. Calling the decision a "sea change" from previous discussions, Manuel said that the new agreement allows for faster implementation of the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals.
    Manuel把该决议称为与以往的讨论“大不相同的变化”。他说，新协定可以加快执行国际社会通过的“千年发展目标”。
23. This is a sea change in job definition.
    这是职业定义的巨大变化。
24. In China's case, the sea change in prevailing assumptions comes from its emergence as a world power.
    就中国而言，就中国而言，它作为世界大国的崛起，导致了投资者对中国市场看法的重大转变。
25. So how is the sea change going to affect corporate behaviour?
    巨大的转变会怎样影响企业行为呢？
26. It is a symptom of a sea change in the way that the internet is being used, he says. Social shopping is building on a desire to contribute to the internet rather than just consume.
    这象征着互联网的使用方法发生了巨大变化，他表示，社交购物依赖的是为互联网做出贡献的意愿，而非仅仅是消费。
27. But there are those under the impression that this will mean a sea change in the world's linguistic terrain as well.
    但有些人的印象是，这将意味着世界语言形势发生剧变。
28. As new generations of employees arrive generations born and raised with technology in their hands do managers really understand the huge sea change in how the young work force is wired?
    当新一代的员工到来时这代人与技术一起出生和成长管理人员能真正理解这些新生的劳动力带来的突然而彻底的巨变吗？
29. Don't hesitate to give you a sea change your life a miracle!
    别再犹豫了，给你一片海域，换你一生奇迹！
30. The move would mark a sea change in the 30-year history of the personal computing industry.
    微软此举将标志着，已有30年历史的个人电脑行业将发生翻天覆地的变化。

noun

1. a profound transformation