sea change

英 [ˈsiː tʃeɪndʒ]

美 [ˈsiː tʃeɪndʒ]

n.  大转变; 巨变

牛津词典

noun

• 大转变；巨变
  a strong and noticeable change in a situation

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (态度、行为的)巨变，彻底转变
  Asea changein someone's attitudes or behaviour is a complete change.
  1. A sea change has taken place in young people's attitudes to their parents.
     年轻人对待父母的态度已经发生了三百六十度转变。

英英释义

noun

• a profound transformation

双语例句

• This represents a sea change in pharmaceutical policies.
  这代表着制药政策上的巨大变化。
• Some are now suggesting that the rest of Asia is beginning to follow Japan and that the past year is clear evidence of a sea change in Asian investor behaviour.
  有些人现在表示，其他亚洲国家开始效仿日本，而过去一年亚洲投资者行为发生翻天覆地的变化就是明证。
• Personal ads have also undergone a sea change, growing more numerous and more humble.
  征婚启事也大有改观，数量更多且更为谦逊。
• This is a sea change in job definition.
  这是职业定义的巨大变化。
• Renewable energy proponents hope the Cape Wind farm, in a windy location with calm waters and close to a large population center, will spur a sea change in that thinking.
  可再生能源的支持者们希望通过位于平静水面上且靠近人口稠密中心的南塔基特湾风电场改变上述人们的这一认识。
• The Prime Minister is convinced that there will soon be a sea change in the relations between the two countries.
  首相相信两国间的关系不久将会有根本的变化。
• And I fear that when you can afford to fish up the honor and virtue and kindness you've thrown overboard, you'll find they have suffered a sea change and not, I fear, into something rich and strange.
  恐怕等你认为有能力把你扔掉的体面、纯洁与宽厚打捞上来的时候，你会发现它们已经在海里起了很大变化，但我想并没有变得充实，变得新奇。
• Shaw's novel has undergone quite a sea change.
  肖伯纳的小说已经有了很重大的变化。
• This could mark the turning point for another sea change; Web 2.0 to mobile.
  这种变化标志着另一次重大转变的转折点已经来临，即从Web2.0发展到移动应用。
• But there are those under the impression that this will mean a sea change in the world's linguistic terrain as well.
  但有些人的印象是，这将意味着世界语言形势发生剧变。