revolution
noun
ˌrevəˈluːʃən
noun
1
CHANGE
改变
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
C
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in
]
In
the
last
ten
years
there
has
been
a
revolution
in
education.
近 10 年，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
2
POLITICAL CHANGE
政治变革
a
time
when
people
change
a
ruler
or
political
system
by
using
force
or
violence
〔使用武力、暴力的〕革命;
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the
French
Revolution
of
1789
1789 年的法国大革命
The
role
of
women
has
changed
since
the
revolution.
革命以后妇女的角色改变了。
The
country
seems
to
be
heading
towards
revolution.
国家似乎在走向革命。
3
CIRCULAR MOVEMENT
旋转
a.
a
circular
movement
around
something
b.
one
complete
circular
spinning
movement,
made
by
something
such
as
a
wheel
attached
to
a
central
point
旋转一周;
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around
]
the
planets’
revolution
around
the
sun
行星绕太阳的公转
a
speed
of
100
revolutions
per
minute
每分钟 100 转的转速