upheaval 英 [ʌpˈhi:vl]   美 [ʌpˈhivəl]

upheaval

upheaval  英 [ʌpˈhi:vl] 美 [ʌpˈhivəl]

n. 剧变;隆起;举起 

名词复数:upheavals 

Reform, yes. upheaval, no. 要改革,不要剧变。
I shall also ask whether Marxism still has any explanatory power today, in a new age of revolutionary upheaval, or whether we have, in Hegel's and Fukuyama's terms, reached The End of History. 我也将继续追问马克思主义在今天这个革命性剧变的新时代是否依然有解释力,或者我们是否已经如黑格尔和福山所言,抵达了历史的终结。

  • Upheaval means a violent or sudden change. You might talk about an upheaval in government following an election where many incumbents are replaced.
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  • n. 剧变;隆起;举起
  • 1. Reform, yes. upheaval, no.

    要改革,不要剧变。

  • 2. I shall also ask whether Marxism still has any explanatory power today, in a new age of revolutionary upheaval, or whether we have, in Hegel's and Fukuyama's terms, reached The End of History.

    我也将继续追问马克思主义在今天这个革命性剧变的新时代是否依然有解释力,或者我们是否已经如黑格尔和福山所言,抵达了历史的终结。

  • upheaval (n.) 1834 in reference to convulsions in society; 1836 in geology, from verb upheave (c. 1300, from up (adv.) + heave (v.)) + -al (2). Similarly formed verbs are Old Frisian upheva, Old High German ufhevan, German aufheben.
up·heav·al / ʌpˈhiːvl ; NAmE ʌpˈhiːvl / noun [countable ,  uncountable ] a big change that causes a lot of confusion, worry and problems 剧变;激变;动乱;动荡 SYN disruption the latest upheavals in the education system 最近教育制度上的种种变更 I can't face the upheaval of moving house again. 我无法忍受再次搬家的折腾。 a period of emotional upheaval 情绪波动很大的时期 upheaval upheavals up·heav·al / ʌpˈhiːvl ; NAmE ʌpˈhiːvl /
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