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upheaval

noun
🔊/ʌpˈhiːvl/
🔊/ʌpˈhiːvl/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a big change that causes a lot of worry and problems 剧变；激变；动乱；动荡synonym disruption
    • Teachers are still getting used to the latest upheavals in the education system.老师仍在适应教育系统中的最新动荡。
    • 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
    Extra Examples
    • The company underwent a massive upheaval after the takeover.收购之后该公司变动巨大。
    • The loss of his high-paying job caused enormous domestic upheaval.失去高薪工作使他家里发生了很大变化。
    • The country has undergone a major political upheaval.这个国家经历了一场重大的政治动乱。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • enormous
    • great
    • …
    verb + upheaval
    • cause
    • experience
    • go through
    • …
    preposition
    • during the upheaval
    • in the upheaval
    phrases
    • a period of upheaval
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