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shake-up
shake′-up`
n. a thorough change of administration in an organization, department, or the like, as by dismissals or reassignments. [1900–05] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | shake-up - the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup"reorganisation, reorganization, shakeuporganization, organisation - the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department" |
shake-upnoun reorganization, revolution, reformation, shift, innovation, transformation, upheaval, metamorphosis, sea change, drastic or radical change controversial health service shake-upsTranslationsshake (ʃeik) – past tense shook (ʃuk) : past participle shaken – verb1. to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks. The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news. (使)顫抖，搖晃 抖动，震动 2. to shock, disturb or weaken. He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken. 使震驚 使震惊 noun1. an act of shaking. He gave the bottle a shake. 搖晃 摇动2. drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously. a chocolate milk-shake. 搖動混合飲料(例如奶昔) 摇晃混合饮料ˈshaking noun an act of shaking or state of being shaken, shocked etc. They got a shaking in the crash. 驚嚇 震动，震惊 ˈshaky adjective1. weak or trembling with age, illness etc. a shaky voice; shaky handwriting. 發抖的 发抖的2. unsteady or likely to collapse. a shaky chair. 不穩的，搖搖欲墜的 不稳定地，摇摇欲坠的 3. (sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc. He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling. 不太好的，不正確的 不可靠的ˈshakily adverb 發抖地 发抖地ˈshakiness noun 發抖 发抖ˈshake-up noun a disturbance or reorganization. 動亂，改組 动乱，改组 no great shakes not very good or important. He has written a book, but it's no great shakes. 不太出色(重要) 不太出色（重要） shake one's fist at to hold up one's fist as though threatening to punch. He shook his fist at me when I drove into the back of his car. 揮舞拳頭 挥舞拳头shake one's head to move one's head round to left and right to mean `No'. `Are you coming?' I asked. She shook her head. 搖頭 摇头shake off to rid oneself of. He soon shook off the illness. 擺脫 摆脱shake up to disturb or rouse (people) so as to make them more energetic. 擾亂，激勵 激荡，激励 shake-up
shakeupA very large or drastic reorganization of the management or administration within a company, agency, department, etc., especially resulting in the dismissal of people from their posts or employment. Sometimes hyphenated. Many feared that the shake-up would result in the department no longer being as effective as it once had been. This company needs a major shakeup if it is going to stay afloat in today's economy.shake-up n. a reorganization. After a shake-up like the one we’ve just been through, everybody’s a little upset. EncyclopediaSeeshakeshake-up
Synonyms for shake-upnoun reorganizationSynonyms- reorganization
- revolution
- reformation
- shift
- innovation
- transformation
- upheaval
- metamorphosis
- sea change
- drastic or radical change
Synonyms for shake-upnoun the imposition of a new organizationSynonyms- reorganisation
- reorganization
- shakeup
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