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

• To avert this, the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia cannot be allowed to fail.
  要避免这一局面的出现，我们就不能让埃及和突尼斯的革命失败。
• 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。
• 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。
• The first and second waves he refers to are the agricultural and the industrial revolutions.
  他所提出的第一和第二波分别是农业和工业革命。
• 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。
• 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。
• He has lived through three wars and two revolutions.
  他经历了三次战争和两次革命。
• This is the stuff of actual revolutions.
  这正是真正具有变革性意义的东西。
• Europeans, more than anyone else, need the revolutions to succeed to safeguard their own security and prosperity.
  欧洲人远比其他任何人都需要这场革命获得成功，以维护自身的安全和繁荣。
• But the fact is that they were all social revolutions.
  但事实上它们三种革命都属于社会革命。