Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8515
upheaval
动乱；剧变；大变动
a state of violent disturbance and disorder, especially in politics or social conditions
指政治、社会等方面的剧烈动荡；不指物理上的举起或隆起。
- 1.
The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
向上抬起的过程,尤指地壳部分抬升。
- 2.
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
剧烈的动荡和混乱状态(如政治或社会状况)
- 3.
A disruptive change, from one state to another.
从一种状态到另一种状态的破坏性变化。
- 4.
a violent disturbance
剧烈的骚乱
- 5.
A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.
突然的剧烈动荡、骚乱或冲击。
- 6.
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
(地质学)陆地隆升到更高海拔(如造山过程中)
向上抬起的过程,尤指地壳部分抬升。；剧烈的动荡和混乱状态(如政治或社会状况)；从一种状态到另一种状态的破坏性变化。；剧烈的骚乱；突然的剧烈动荡、骚乱或冲击。
In use
The country went through a period of great upheaval after the election.
Moving to a new city caused a lot of upheaval in our family life.
The company managed to survive the economic upheaval of the past decade.
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。
cause upheaval
The economic crisis caused widespread upheaval.
经济危机引发了广泛的动荡。
undergo upheaval
Connections
Collocations
- political upheaval
- 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。
- social upheaval
- 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。
- economic upheaval
- 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。
- emotional upheaval
- 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。
- major upheaval
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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