| 单词 | upheaval |
| 释义 | upheaval /up hee"veuhl/, n. 1. strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war. 2. an act of upheaving, esp. of a part of the earth's crust. 3. the state of being upheaved. 4. Geol. an upward warping of a part of the earth's crust, forcing certain areas into a relatively higher position than before. [1830-40; UPHEAVE + -AL2] Syn. 1. disruption, disorder, turmoil. |
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