upheavals

英 [ʌpˈhiːvəlz] 美 [əpˈhivəlz]

n.  剧变; 激变; 动乱; 动荡
upheaval的复数

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  1. N-COUNT 激变；剧变；动乱
    An upheaval is 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。
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双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. But the upheavals can escalate quickly and become scarier and even cataclysmic.
    但是这些骚乱能快速升级，变得非常可怕，甚至变成大灾难。
  5. The riots and political upheavals in Greece suggest what would happen elsewhere if the Brussels bureaucracy and German Chancellor came to dominate national economic policies.
    希腊的骚乱和政治动荡表明，如果欧盟官僚机构和德国总理主宰了各国经济政策，这些国家将会发生什么情况。
  6. Of course, there are also big differences between the upheavals around the world.
    当然，世界各地的动荡也存在着重大差别。
  7. That is why many mediocre employees survive violent corporate upheavals while people of great talent are being laid off.
    这就是为什么许多平平庸庸的公司雇员在大调整中保住了位置，而有才能的人反到下岗。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. Upheavals may occupy your day.
    你的生活可能会发生剧变；
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. They reviewed the international situation in which important changes and great upheavals are taking place and expounded their respective positions and attitudes.
    他们回顾了经历着重大变化和巨大动荡的国际形势，阐明了各自的立场和态度。
  14. In the past month, the world has witnessed one of the largest financial and economic upheavals in a generation.
    在过去这个月里，世界目睹了一个世代以来最重大的金融与经济动荡之一。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. Had the oil price undergone similar upheavals it would have provoked endless discussion.
    若是石油价格经历如此的动荡起伏，那将引发无休止的讨论。
  18. 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。
  19. 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。
  20. After absorbing so many violent upheavals, indigestion seems to have set in.
    在吸纳了这么多的剧烈变化后，它们似乎开始出现了“消化不良”。
  21. 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。
  22. 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。
  23. 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。
  24. While the world is preoccupied with upheavals in financial markets and the US primary elections, we should not forget a strategic issue of enormous importance.
    尽管现在全世界都在关注金融市场的剧变和美国的初选，但我们不应忘记一个极其重要的战略问题。
  25. But are they prepared to fight the new one against financial upheavals and recession?
    但是，它们准备好打一场对抗金融动荡和衰退的新战争了吗？
  26. 1789 was one of the great upheavals in history.
    年是历史上一个伟大的动荡的年代。
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