revolution
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rev·o·lu·tion /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun 1 [countable]CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENT a complete change in ways of thinking, methods of working etc 〔思想、工作方式等的〕彻底变革，革命revolution in In the last ten years there has been a revolution in education. 近十年来，教育发生了巨大的变化。social/cultural/sexual etc revolution the biggest social revolution we have had in this country 我们国家所经历的最大的社会变革 the sexual revolution of the 1960s 20世纪60年代的性革命 → Industrial Revolution, the2 [countable, uncountable]PPSS a time when people change a ruler or political system by using force or violence 〔使用武力或暴力的〕革命 → revolt, rebellion the French Revolution of 1789 1789年法国大革命 The role of women has changed since the revolution. 革命以后妇女的角色已有改变。 The country seems to be heading towards revolution. 该国似乎在走向革命。 → counter-revolution3 TURN a) [countable, uncountable] a circular movement around something 旋转 → revolverevolution around the planets’ revolution around the Sun 行星围绕太阳的公转 b) TURN[countable] one complete circular spinning movement, made by something such as a wheel attached to a central point 旋转一周 → revolve a speed of 100 revolutions per minute 每分钟100转的转速 THESAURUSrevolt/rebellion/uprising an attempt by a large group of people at revolution 起义；反叛a popular uprising (=involving ordinary people, not the army) 民变coup /kuː/ an occasion when a group of people, especially soldiers, suddenly take control of a country ﹝尤指军人发动的﹞政变a military coup 军事政变Examples from the Corpus
revolution• The 1789 revolution marked the end of the French monarchy.• The shaft spins at 950 revolutions per minute.• Penicillin began a revolution in the treatment of infectious disease.• They argue that our schools are failing our children, and that the education system needs a revolution.• It needed not only a revolution in organisation but in technology too.• Einstein's General Theory of Relativity started a revolution in scientific thinking.• Abandoned by her family and deserted by her servants, Elena Petrescu was incapable of grasping that a revolution had happened.• This was a revolution in thought.• the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917• Just 12 days after the emperor's death, the country erupted into revolution.• The planet rotates in the same direction as its revolution around the sun.• The upheavals of the era tended to come together, one kind of revolution easily attaching itself to another.• Talk of revolution and counter-revolution has been banned from the rhetoric of the moment.• The Earth makes one revolution around the sun each year.• an era of rural unrest and peasant revolution• Trotsky was one of the leading figures in the Russian Revolution of 1917.• The 1970s saw the beginnings of a new technological revolution, based on microelectronics.• the technological revolution• Apple had gone off to start the revolution without Xerox.social/cultural/sexual etc revolution• Petrashevskii's proposal that merchants be allowed to buy populated estates hardly bespoke a passion for social revolution.• Primary schoolchildren from Cultural Revolution days seemed regimented - yet were encouraged to criticize their teachers.• Other social revolutions have bearing on the e-commerce applications.• On the other hand they were allowed to criticize their teachers, something unthinkable before the Cultural Revolution.• The crimes which everyone committed, he concludes, were caused by the Cultural Revolution.• During the Cultural Revolution, he was sent to the countryside to plant rice for two years.• It is about individual struggles with social revolution.From Longman Business Dictionaryrevolutionrev‧o‧lu‧tion /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/ noun [countable] a complete change in ways of thinking, methods of working etcrevolution inComputer technology has caused a revolution in working practices. —revolutionary adjectiverevolutionary advances in aircraft design → see also Industrial RevolutionOrigin revolution (1300-1400) Old French Latin revolutio, from revolvere; → REVOLVErev·o·lu·tion noun →THESAURUS1ChineseSyllable
in methods Corpus thinking, of ways change complete a Business
revolution
rev‧o‧lu‧tion S3 W2 AC /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
noun1. [countable] a complete change in ways of thinking, methods of working etc
revolution in
In the last ten years there has been a revolution in education.
social/cultural/sexual etc revolution
the biggest social revolution we have had in this country
the sexual revolution of the 1960s ⇨ Industrial Revolution
2. [uncountable and countable] a time when people change a ruler or political system by using force or violence ⇨ revolt, rebellion:
the French Revolution of 1789
The role of women has changed since the revolution.
The country seems to be heading towards revolution. ⇨ counter-revolution
3.
a. [uncountable and countable] a circular movement around something ⇨ revolve
revolution around
the planets’ revolution around the sun
b. [countable] one complete circular spinning movement, made by something such as a wheel attached to a central point ⇨ revolve:
a speed of 100 revolutions per minute
▪ revolt/rebellion/uprising an attempt by a large group of people at revolution: a popular uprising (=involving ordinary people, not the army)
▪coup /kuː/ an occasion when a group of people, especially soldiers, suddenly take control of a country: a military coup
rev‧o‧lu‧tion S3 W2 AC /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
noun1. [countable] a complete change in ways of thinking, methods of working etcrevolution in
social/cultural/sexual etc revolution
2. [uncountable and countable] a time when people change a ruler or political system by using force or violence ⇨ revolt, rebellion:
3.
a. [uncountable and countable] a circular movement around something ⇨ revolve
revolution around
b. [countable] one complete circular spinning movement, made by something such as a wheel attached to a central point ⇨ revolve:
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Power 权力
create/form/be the leader of a political party创建／组建／领导政党 gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress获得／失去／夺回对国会的控制权 start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution发起／引发／领导一场革命；革命一触即发 be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle参与／陷入内部权力斗争 lead/form a rival/breakaway faction领导／组建反对派／分裂派 seize/take control of the government/power夺取／接手对政府／政权的控制权 bring down/overthrow/topple the government/president/regime推翻政府／总统／政权 abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy废除／推翻／恢复君主制 establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government建立军事独裁／稳定的政府 be forced/removed/driven from office/power被迫离职／下台；被免职／赶下台 resign/step down as party leader/an MP/president/prime minister辞去政党领袖／议员／总统／总理的职位 enter/retire from/return to political life开始／退出／重回政治生涯
Political debate 政治辩论
spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate引发激烈的辩论 engage in/participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over sth)参与（关于某事的）政治／公开辩论 get involved in/feel excluded from the political process参与／感觉被排挤出政治进程 launch/start/lead/spearhead a campaign/movement发起／领导一场运动 join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement参与和平／反战／女权／民权运动；与和平／反战／女权／民权运动有联系 criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government批评／公开反对／质疑／支持政府 lobby/put pressure on the government (to do sth)游说／施压于政府（去做某事） come under fire/pressure from opposition parties受到来自反对党的抨击／压力
Policy 政策
call for/demand/propose/push for/advocate democratic/political/land reform(s)呼吁／强烈要求／提议／敦促／倡导民主／政治／土地改革 formulate/implement domestic economic policy制定／执行国内经济政策 change/influence/shape/have an impact on government/economic/public policy改变／影响政府／经济／公共政策 be consistent with/be in line with/go against/be opposed to government policy符合／违背政府政策 reform/restructure/modernize the tax system改革／重组／革新税收制度 privatize/improve/deliver/make cuts in public services私有化／改善／提供／削减公共服务 invest (heavily) in/spend sth on schools/education/public services/(the) infrastructure在学校／教育／公共服务／基础设施上投入（大量）资金 nationalize the banks/the oil industry使银行／石油产业国有化 promise/propose/deliver/give ($80 billion in/significant/substantial/massive) tax cuts承诺／提议／兑现／实行（800 亿美元／大幅度的）减税 a/the budget is approved/ ( especially
NAmE passed by parliament/congress预算经议会／国会通过
Making laws 制定法律
have a majority in/have seats in Parliament/Congress/the Senate在议会／国会／参议院中占多数席位／占有席位 propose/sponsor a bill/legislation/a resolution提交议案／法规／决议 introduce/bring in/draw up/draft/adopt/pass a bill/a law/legislation/measures推出／提出／拟定／起草／采用／通过议案／法律／法规／措施 amend/repeal an act/a law/legislation修正／废除法案／法律／法规 veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution否决／投票反对／反对议案／法规／措施／提议／决议 get/require/be decided by a majority vote获得／需要多数票；由多数票决定