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单词 upheaval
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
up•heav•al /ʌpˈhivəl/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. strong or violent change or disturbance, such as in a society: [uncountable]brought social upheaval to the country.[countable]an upheaval caused by war.
  2. Geology[countable] an act of upheaving, esp. of a part of the earth's crust.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
up•heav•al  (up hē′vəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society:the upheaval of war.
  2. Geologyan act of upheaving, esp. of a part of the earth's crust.
  3. the state of being upheaved.
  4. Geologyan upward warping of a part of the earth's crust, forcing certain areas into a relatively higher position than before.
  • upheave + -al2 1830–40
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . disruption, disorder, turmoil.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
upheaval /ʌpˈhiːvəl/ n
  1. a strong, sudden, or violent disturbance, as in politics, social conditions, etc
  2. another word for uplift
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