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。
• But in this new world of social media, revolutions seem to move at the speed of tweets.
  不过在这个社交媒体的新时代里，革命的速度似乎也进化到了“微博速度”。
• In the French revolutions this double revolt is clear and plain.
  法国革命中，这种两重反抗是明白和率直的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Julia: I heard that he started four scientific revolutions.
  朱莉娅：我听说他开创了四大科学革命。
• How many revolutions in history have been successful?
  历史上有多少革命是成功的？