revolutions

英 [ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənz]

美 [ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz]

n.  革命; 巨变; 大变革; (环绕中心点的)旋转; (尤指)天体运行
revolution的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 革命;武装运动
  Arevolutionis a successful attempt by a large group of people to change the political system of their country by force.
  1. The period since the revolution has been one of political turmoil.
     革命爆发后就陷入了政治动乱期。
  2. ...after the French Revolution.
     法国革命之后
  3. ...before the 1917 Revolution.
     1917年革命之前
• N-COUNT 重大变革;巨大变化
  Arevolutionin a particular area of human activity is an important change in that area.
  1. The nineteenth century witnessed a revolution in ship design and propulsion.
     19世纪船舶设计和船舶动力领域发生了重大的变革。
  2. ...the industrial revolution.
     工业革命

双语例句

• He has lived through three wars and two revolutions.
  他经历了三次战争和两次革命。
• This means that the crankshaft will make two revolutions for every revolution of the camshaft.
  这意味着凸轮轴每旋转一次曲轴将旋转两次。
• This is the stuff of actual revolutions.
  这正是真正具有变革性意义的东西。
• As with many technological revolutions, you are unlikely to be aware of it
  就像诸多的技术革命一样，你可能不太会注意到它。
• For in these revolutions, the one who revolts is not the people; it is the king.
  错了。因为，在革命中反抗的不是人民，而是国王。
• Revolutions are all similar to each other, but every revolution has its own details and character.
  革命都彼此相似，但每一个革命都有自己的细节和特点。
• The Arab revolutions are not over, despite talk of the onset of winter.
  尽管有人说阿拉伯革命开始进入了“冬季”，但革命并没有结束。
• Some experts say this new understanding is one of the most important revolutions in scientific thought.
  一些专家认为，这个新的认识是科学思想上的最重要的变革之一。
• They refer to the so-called "rising tide of expectations" that has historically fuelled protests and revolutions.
  他们提到，“期望涨潮”历来会激发抗议和革命。
• Meanwhile, in the postwar decades, the West underwent a series of consumer revolutions.
  而与此同时，西方在战后数十年经历了一连串的消费者革命。