revolution
[ˌrev.ə'lu:.ʃən] noun
POLITICS 政治
IMPROVER countable or uncountable
■a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war （通常指改变政治体制的）革命•The French Revolution changed France from a monarchy to a republic.法国大革命使法国由君主政体变成共和政体。 •The country seems to be heading towards revolution.这个国家似乎正在走向革命。
[ˌrev.ə'lu:.ʃən] noun
CHANGE 变化
ADVANCED countable
■a very important change in the way that people do things 革命性剧变；大变革•a technological revolution技术革命 •Penicillin produced a revolution in medicine.青霉素的发现引起了医学上的一次革命。
[ˌrev.ə'lu:.ʃən] noun
CIRCULAR MOVEMENT 回圈运动
only singular
■a circular movement 旋转；绕转；回圈运动•The revolution of the Earth around the sun was proposed by Copernicus.地球围绕太阳旋转这一观点是哥白尼提出的。 countable
■one complete circular movement of something, for example a wheel 一转•Engine speed can be measured in revolutions per minute (abbreviationrpm).引擎的速度可以每分钟转数来测量。 |