revolution

英 [ˌrevəˈluːʃn]

美 [ˌrevəˈluːʃn]

n.  革命; 巨变; 大变革; (环绕中心点的)旋转; (尤指)天体运行

复数：revolutions　

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同义词辨析

innovationdeparturerevolution【导航词义：变革】

牛津词典

noun

• 革命
  an attempt, by a large number of people, to change the government of a country, especially by violent action
  1. a socialist revolution
     社会主义革命
  2. the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789
     1789年法国大革命的爆发
  3. to start a revolution
     发动一场革命
  4. a country on the brink of revolution
     即将发生革命的国家
• 巨变；大变革
  a great change in conditions, ways of working, beliefs, etc. that affects large numbers of people
  1. a cultural/social/scientific, etc. revolution
     文化、社会、科学等的重大变革
  2. A revolution in information technology is taking place.
     信息技术正在发生巨变。
• （环绕中心点的）旋转；（尤指）天体运行
  a complete circular movement around a point, especially of one planet around another
  1. the revolution of the earth around the sun
     地球环绕太阳的公转
• 旋转；绕轴旋转
  a circular movement made by sth fixed to a central point, for example in a car engine
  1. rotating at 300 revolutions per minute
     以每分钟300转的速度旋转

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

英英释义

noun

• the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
• a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
  1. the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution
• a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
  1. the plane made three rotations before it crashed
  2. the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year
  Synonym:rotationgyration

双语例句

• Li Dazhao was a pioneer of the Chinese revolution.
  李大钊是中国革命的前驱。
• When the revolution is developing rapidly, some people are bound to fall behind.
  在革命急速发展的时候，总不免有人要落伍的。
• The public had wearied of his repeated warnings of a revolution that never seemed to start
  他一再预警的革命迟迟没有开始，公众已对此感到厌倦。
• Medicine began to turn away from botany in the scientific revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries.
  在17、18世纪的科学革命中，医学开始从植物学转而研究其他方向。
• 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。
• The town was razed to the ground after the French Revolution.
  该镇在法国大革命后被夷为平地。
• Seventy-four years after the Bolshevik Revolution, the Soviet era ended.
  在布尔什维克革命爆发的74年之后，苏维埃时代终结了。
• A resident of his neighbourhood had let off fireworks to celebrate the Revolution.
  他家附近的一个居民燃放了烟花庆祝革命胜利。
• According to the official figures, over one thousand people died during the revolution
  根据官方数字，1,000多人在这场革命中丧生。
• The defeated radicals of the French Revolution were the first to have this messianic vision in 1794.
  1794年法国大革命中失败的激进分子最先预见到了社会会发生根本改变。