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单词 upheaval
释义 up·heav·al
\|əp|hēvəl, (ˌ)əˈpē- sometimes _əpˈhē-\ noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : the action of upheaving especially of part of the earth's crust (as by volcanic action)
 b. : an instance of upheaving especially of the earth's crust
2.
 a. : extreme agitation and disorder (as of society) : radical change : convulsion
  < unless immediate steps are taken … the seven-year-old federation will succumb to violent upheaval — Leonard Ingalls >
 b. : an instance of extreme disorderly agitation or radical change
  < the world's peoples are churning in one of history's greatest upheavals — A.E.Stevenson †1965 >
  < lived through an emotional upheaval as shattering as an earthquake — Elizabeth Goudge >
Synonyms: see commotion
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