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upheaval in + noun phrase
The country experienced a political upheaval in the 1990s.
该国在20世纪90年代经历了一场政治剧变。
动乱；剧变；大变动
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动乱；剧变；大变动
a state of violent disturbance and disorder, especially in politics or social conditions
The country experienced a political upheaval in the 1990s.
该国在20世纪90年代经历了一场政治剧变。
指政治、社会等方面的剧烈动荡；不指物理上的举起或隆起。
向上抬起的过程,尤指地壳部分抬升。
The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
剧烈的动荡和混乱状态(如政治或社会状况)
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
从一种状态到另一种状态的破坏性变化。
A disruptive change, from one state to another.
剧烈的骚乱
a violent disturbance
The country went through a period of great upheaval after the election.
这个国家在选举后经历了一段巨大的动荡时期。
Moving to a new city caused a lot of upheaval in our family life.
搬到一个新城市给我们的家庭生活带来了很多变动。
The company managed to survive the economic upheaval of the past decade.
这家公司设法挺过了过去十年的经济剧变。
The country experienced a political upheaval in the 1990s.
该国在20世纪90年代经历了一场政治剧变。
The economic crisis caused widespread upheaval.
经济危机引发了广泛的动荡。
The company underwent a major upheaval after the merger.
合并后公司经历了一次重大剧变。
Not this
The political crisis upheavaled the country.
Use this
The political crisis caused upheaval in the country.
upheaval 是名词，不能作动词；应使用 cause upheaval 或 lead to upheaval 等动词短语。
Not this
There were many upheaval after the election.
Use this
There were many upheavals after the election.
upheaval 在这个语境中是可数名词，表示多次动荡时应用复数形式上。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
政治动荡
The country experienced a period of political upheaval after the election.
选举后该国经历了一段政治动荡时期。
社会动荡
Rapid industrialization led to widespread social upheaval.
快速工业化导致了广泛的社会动荡。
经济剧变
The financial crisis caused severe economic upheaval across the region.
金融危机给整个地区造成了严重的经济剧变。
情感波动
Divorce often brings emotional upheaval for all family members.
离婚常常给所有家庭成员带来情感波动。
重大变革
Moving to a new city was a major upheaval in their lives.
搬到一个新城市是他们生活中的一次重大变革。
动荡时期
The 1960s were a period of great social upheaval.
20世纪60年代是一个社会大动荡的时期。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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想象大地向上掀起的剧烈动荡，如火山或革命，这就是upheaval（剧变）。
语域：formal 常见场景：politics、social conditions、geology 通常用于描述政治、社会或地质方面的剧烈变动或动荡，比较正式。
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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