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单词 revolution
释义
revolution
noun
uk
/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/us
/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/

revolutionnoun(POLITICS)

B2[CorU]
achangein the way acountryisgoverned, usually to a differentpoliticalsystemand often usingviolenceorwar:
（通常指改变政治体制的）革命
TheFrenchRevolutionchangedFrance from amonarchyto arepublic.法国大革命使法国由君主政体变成共和政体。
Thecountryseemsto beheadingtowards revolution.这个国家似乎正在走向革命。
More examples
  • It was verydifficulttoencapsulatethestoryof the revolution in asingleone-hourdocumentary.
  • Tomorrow is the 30thanniversaryof the revolution.
  • Hebecameanationalherofor hispartin the revolution.
  • Thewholeperiodleadingup to the revolution is aninterestingchapterin Britishhistory.
  • Thebiggerfarmswere parcelled out after the revolution in 1973.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking action against people in power
  • anarchist
  • angry young man
  • anti-apartheid
  • anti-revolutionary
  • anti-state
  • insurgency
  • insurrection
  • jihadi
  • mujahideen
  • mutineer
  • rebelliously
  • rebelliousness
  • recusant
  • red flag
  • revolt
  • subversiveness
  • suicide bomber
  • terrorist
  • topple
  • troublemaker
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revolutionnoun(CHANGE)

B2[C]
a veryimportantchangein the way thatpeopledo things:
革命性剧变；大变革
atechnologicalrevolution技术革命
Penicillinproduceda revolutioninmedicine.青霉素的发现引起了医学上的一次革命。
More examples
  • Trendspotter Faith Starrbelievesa revolution is going on in theworldofconferencing.
  • Thedevelopmentof high-yieldvarietiesofriceproduceda revolution in the country'sagriculture.
  • The newmaterialsbroughtabout a revolution inbuildingtechnology.
  • Theinventionmarkedthebeginningof a revolution ininformationtechnology.
  • Theindustrialrevolutioncreatedanenormousincreasein theproductionof manytypesofgoods.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Change and changes
  • adjustment
  • alteration
  • anti-evolutionism
  • be ahead of the curveidiom
  • blip
  • flip-flop
  • fluctuation
  • gradation
  • gyrate
  • gyration
  • inconstancy
  • reversal
  • reversion
  • rhythm
  • sea change
  • shakesomeoneup
  • untick
  • variation
  • vicissitudes
  • youthquake
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revolutionnoun(CIRCULAR MOVEMENT)

[S]
acircularmovement:
旋转；绕转；循环运动
The revolution of theeartharound thesunwasproposedby Copernicus.地球围绕太阳旋转这一观点是哥白尼提出的。
[C]
onecompletecircularmovementof something, forexampleawheel:
（轮子等的）一转，一圈
Enginespeedcan bemeasuredin revolutionsperminute(abbreviationrpm).发动机的速度可以每分钟转数（缩写为rpm）来表述。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Revolving, rotating and spinning
  • around
  • around and aroundidiom
  • backspin
  • birl
  • centrifugal
  • circuit
  • rev
  • revolving
  • rotary
  • rotate
  • rotation
  • rotative
  • span
  • spin
  • swing
  • twirling
  • twirly
  • underspin
  • wheel round
  • whirly
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(Definition ofrevolutionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

revolution| American Dictionary

revolution
noun[C/U]
us
/ˌrev·əˈlu·ʃən/
social studies
asuddenandgreatchange,esp. theviolentchangeof asystemofgovernment:
[U]Thecountryseemsto beheadingtoward revolution.
[C]Thediscoveryofpenicillinproduceda revolution inmedicine.
amovementin acircleorcurvearound acentralpoint:
[C]Themoonmakes one revolution around theearthin about 29.5days.
(Definition ofrevolutionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

revolution| Business English

revolution
noun[C]
uk
/ˌrevəlˈuːʃən/us
abigchangeorimprovementin the way that somethingworksorlooks, or in the way thatpeopledo aparticularactivity:
a revolution in sthFacing up toclimatechangerequiresa revolution inbusinessthinking.
aneconomic/technological/greenrevolution
thedigital/internet/IT revolution
(Definition ofrevolutionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrevolution

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Rather, he stressed that the more people, the greater the energy for socialistrevolutionand construction.
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This context helps explain the historical significance of the early twentieth-century debate about the origins of the scientificrevolution.
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This biomedicalrevolutionincludes procedures and strategies in therapy, diagnosis, and prevention of diseases.
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By no means, however, does such a development imply a scientificrevolutionor paradigm change.
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But certainly he lived in an age when humanism and the scientificrevolutionhad affected the way people thought.
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Whether this calls for a new and "universally acceptable definition" ofrevolutionthat encompasses all that the author suggests is neither obvious nor realistic.
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This view places her squarely in the camp of scholars who emphasize the external factors ofrevolution.
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It dodges the ' militaryrevolution' question in favour of exploring the size, behaviour and experiences of armies and fighting.
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The alliance of rural notables and urban bourgeois once again let their fears of socialistrevolutionlead to more domestic state violence in 1871.
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Except that therevolutionhas already been underway for four decades.
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If many of the findings of the archivalrevolutionconfirm what had already been argued in the academic literature, what have we learned?
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In particular, therevolutionwas seen as unnecessary and disruptive.
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The selection process has been mainly concerned with the size and pulses /revolutionof the shaft encoder.
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Yet it would be hard to argue that early modern history has not benefited from the 'militaryrevolution' debate.
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My only purpose here is to point out that such changes are basically what we would normally call a socialrevolution.
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Collocationswithrevolution

revolution

These are words often used in combination withrevolution.

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agricultural revolution
The 10,000-year-oldagriculturalrevolutioncontinues.
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armed revolution
He may demand its overthrow by armed revolution.
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bloodless revolution
Abloodlessrevolutiontook place between 1945 and 1951.
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