| 单词 | revolution |
| 释义 | revolution (once / 80 pages) 1n 2n When a new development in an industry changes everything drastically, call it a revolution. The Internet has certainly caused a revolution in the way people lead their lives. Stemming from the Latin revolvere "to turn, roll back," revolution originally referred to the circuit of the stars through the sky. Today, it still means circuit when talking about the RPM, or revolutions per minute, in an engine. A revolution is also a drastic change in a field such as the fashion industry or technology, or similarly, a sudden, often violent uprising from the people to change the political system. WORD FAMILYrevolution: counterrevolution, revolutionary, revolutionise, revolutionism, revolutionize, revolutions+/counterrevolution: counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionist, counterrevolutions/counterrevolutionary: counterrevolutionaries/revolt: revolted, revolting, revolts, revolution/revolting: revoltingly/revolutionary: revolutionaries, revolutionarily/revolutionise: revolutionised, revolutionises, revolutionising/revolutionism: revolutionisms, revolutionist/revolutionist: revolutionists/revolutionize: revolutionized, revolutionizes, revolutionizing USAGE EXAMPLESSome environmentalists are not too worried: they think economics may drive India's clean energy revolution. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) But the medical profession increasingly understands that painful as it is, the revolution is necessary and unstoppable. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Dr. Appleby was part of a generation of historians who examined the ideologies and beliefs that animated the American Revolution. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 n a single complete turn (axial or orbital) 2the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year Syn|Hypo|Hyper gyration, rotation clockwise rotation, dextrorotation rotation to the right counterclockwise rotation, levorotationrotation to the left axial motion, axial rotation, rollrotary motion of an object around its own axis orbital motion, orbital rotationmotion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point spina swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) backspinspin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion English, side(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist topspinforward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke wallowan indolent or clumsy rolling about turn, turning a movement in a new direction 1n the overthrow of a government by those who are governed Exp|Hypo|Hyper American War of Independence the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783 Chinese Revolutionthe republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912 Cuban Revolutionthe revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959 Bloodless Revolutionthe revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689) French Revolutionthe revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799 Mexican Revolutiona revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata (1910-1911) February Revolutionthe revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917 counterrevolution a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution group action action taken by a group of people 2n a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution Hypo|Hyper Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos green revolutionthe introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity alteration, change, modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
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