turmoil
英 [ˈtɜːmɔɪl] 美 [ˈtɜːrmɔɪl]
动乱、骚动、混乱、焦虑
- The country is in a state of political turmoil.
该国正处于政治动荡中。 - The Stock Exchange is in turmoil following a huge wave of selling.
在经历了一场抛售狂潮后,股市正处于动荡之中。
(拓展学习:小词详解 | turmoil)
upheaval
英 [ʌpˈhiːvl] 美 [ʌpˈhiːvl]
剧变、激变、动乱、动荡
- 父亲去世时家里乱得一团糟。
It was a terrible upheaval when Dad died. - 昨天的军事政变使这个正在饥荒中挣扎的国家更加动荡不安。
Yesterday's coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine.
(拓展学习:小词详解 | upheaval)
junta
英 [ˈdʒʌntə] 美 [ˈhʊntə]
(武力夺取政权的)军人集团、军政府
- The military junta has/have today broadcast an appeal for calm.
军政府今天在广播中呼吁人们保持镇静。
concord
英 [ˈkɒŋkɔːd] 美 [ˈkɑːŋkɔːrd]
【正式用语】和谐、和睦、协调;(语法中数、性等的)一致
- They expressed the hope that he would pursue a neutral and balanced policy for the sake of national concord.
他们希望,为了国家的和谐,他会奉行中立、不偏不倚的政策。
cataclysmic
英 [ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk] 美 [ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk]
灾难性的、引起巨大变化的
- Few had expected that change to be as cataclysmic as it turned out to be.
没有几个人料到那个变化会如此翻天覆地。
usurp
英 [juːˈzɜːp] 美 [juːˈzɜːrp]
【正式用语】篡夺、侵权
- Local control is being usurped by central government.
地方的权力被中央政府攫取了。 - Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?
她取代了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗?
(拓展学习:小词详解 | usurp)
stasis
英 [ˈsteɪsɪs] 美 [ˈsteɪsɪs]
【正式用语】停滞、静止
- She was bored - her life was in stasis.
她厌倦极了——她的生活像一潭死水。 - Rock'n'roll had entered a period of stasis.
摇滚乐已经进入了一个停滞期。