Upheaval
[ ʌp'hivl ]
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n. 突变，剧变;[地]隆起;举起，抬起;
💡 词根助记
up上+heaval=heave举起→举起来→动乱，隆起
📝 例句
The country has been thrown into an upheaval.
这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。
Mass unemployment may lead to social upheaval.
大批失业会导致社会动乱。
Hitler described the Yugoslav situation after the upheaval.
希特勒描述了这次剧变后南斯拉夫的局势。
This must be carried out without social upheaval.
这项政策必须在不发生社会动荡的情况下推行下去。
Her fears had always been on the alert for an upheaval.
她日夜提心吊胆，严防突变。
🌱 联想助记
【记】up-向上,heav-heave举起,al-all全部:地壳的隆起使得地面上全部东西都被向上举起
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
upheaval
n
(a) sudden violent upwardmovement （突然而猛烈的）向上的运动
volcanic upheavals 火山的爆发.
(b) (fig 比喻) sudden violent change or disturbance 激变; 剧变; 动乱
political, social upheavals 政治的、 社会的动乱
Moving house causes such an upheaval. 搬家引起了这麽大的变化.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ʌp'hi:vl]n. 举起, 隆起, 大变动, 剧变
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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He is a man of heart.
他是一个热血男儿。
To deliver milk
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He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.
大家都管他叫迪基。早在他去世前很久，他的古怪行为就成了传奇故事了。