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单词 upheaval
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upheavalnoun [ C or U ]

uk/ʌpˈhiː.vəl/us/ʌpˈhiː.vəl/

a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble:

Yesterday's coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine.
I'm not sure it's worth the upheaval of moving to gain just a little more space.

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upheavalnoun [ C/U ]

us/ˌʌpˈhi·vəl/

(a) great change, causing or involving difficulty or trouble:

[ U ] The long garbage strike in 1970 caused much political upheaval.
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