| 单词 | upheaval |
| 释义 | upheaval (once / 2094 pages) 1n 2n Upheaval means a violent or sudden change. You might talk about an upheaval in government following an election where many incumbents are replaced. Upheaval is a geological term for the upward displacement of the earth's crust that has stretched to include a change in power or ideas. If you suddenly found out your favorite teacher was running a pyramid scheme and had escaped to a Caribbean island, you might experience an upheaval in your attitude toward teachers in general. WORD FAMILYupheaval: upheavals+/upheave: upheaval, upheaved, upheaves, upheaving, uphove USAGE EXAMPLESToday, the poem reads like an eerie anticipation of liberal incredulity at Brexit and Trump and the other recent upheavals. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) A deep look at the roots of our current global upheavals. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) Something that was concrete in the midst of emotional upheaval. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n a violent disturbance Syn|Hyper convulsion, turmoil commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do a disorderly outburst or tumult 2n disturbance usually in protest Syn|Hyper agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil disturbance the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion 3n a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper Sturm und Drang, turbulence agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest a state of agitation or turbulent change or development roller coasteranything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down) violencea turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. rageviolent state of the elements disorder a disturbance of the peace or of public order n (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) Syn|Hyper uplift, upthrow, upthrust ascension, ascent, rise, rising a movement upward |
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