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

innovation departure revolution【导航词义：变革】

innovationn. 革新，创新

〔辨析〕

指新观念、新方法、新事物等的引进。

〔例证〕

Technical innovation plays an important role in increasing production.
技术革新在增产方面起着重要作用。
We should encourage innovation in teaching.
我们应该鼓励教学创新。

departuren. 背离，改变

〔辨析〕

指对传统、惯例或人们所期望的方式的改变。

〔例证〕

The choice of colour represents a departure from his usual style.
颜色的选择摆脱了他一贯的风格。
The novel he is writing now is a significant departure from his previous work.
他现在写的小说与以前的作品大相径庭。
Don't you think this would be a significant departure from the old system?
难道你不认为这对旧有制度来说将是重大的改革吗？

revolutionn. 大变革

〔辨析〕

指思想、工作方式等发生的巨大变化。

〔例证〕

The experts mainly discussed the revolution in education in the last decade.
专家们主要讨论了过去10年间教育发生的巨大变化。
What is the most significant impact of the Industrial Revolution?
工业革命最显著的影响是什么？
This invention signified an important revolution in the computer industry.
这项发明标志着计算机领域的重大变革。
This is the biggest scientific revolution they have ever had.
这是他们所经历过的最大的科学变革。

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

I repeat that medicine is on the brink of a revolution
我要再次强调，医学面临着变革。
He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail
他担心他们发起的大变革会遭遇失败。
This was a prologue to today's bloodless revolution.
这拉开了当今不流血革命的序幕。
War and revolution have torn families apart.
战争和革命导致许多家庭妻离子散。
The Chinese revolution is a continuation of the great October Revolution.
中国革命是伟大的十月革命的继续。
The epoch of revolution creates great figures.
革命时代造就伟大的人物。
Hundreds of people had died there in terrible circumstances during and after the revolution.
在革命期间和其后的恶劣形势下，那里有成百上千的人死去。
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。
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。