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an attempt, by a large number of people, to change the government of a country, especially by violent action 革命 a socialist revolution 社会主义革命 the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 1789 年法国大革命的爆发 The shooting and killing of thirty people started a revolution. 三十人的枪杀引发了一场革命。 The country appears to be on the brink of revolution. 这个国家似乎快要爆发革命。
Collocations Politicssee also counter-revolution, revoltPolitics 政治 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 something)
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 something)
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 something 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 North American English) 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyb2, Politicsb2Some Marxists still believe that socialism will one day triumph through world revolution. 一些马克思主义者依然相信社会主义总有一天将通过世界革命取得胜利。 The activists were charged with fomenting revolution. 激进主义分子被指控煽动革命。 Thousands of people were killed in the bloody revolution that toppled the government. 在推翻政府的流血革命中，成千上万的人被杀害。 a revolution against communist rule 反对共产主义统治的革命 the failed 1911 revolution 失败的 1911 年革命 the revolution which overthrew the old regime 推翻旧政权的革命 The French Revolution brought about great changes in the society and government of France. 法国大革命为法国社会和政府带来巨大变化。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- successful
- bloody
- violent
- …
- carry out
- fight
- foment
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- break out
- spread
- overthrow something
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- revolution against
- the outbreak of the revolution
- revolution from above
- revolution from below
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a great change in conditions, ways of working, beliefs, etc. that affects large numbers of people 巨变；大变革 a cultural/social/scientific, etc. revolution 文化、社会、科学等的重大变革 the sexual revolution of the 1960s 20 世纪 60 年代的性革命 the digital/technological revolution 数字/技术革命 They led the electronics revolution but have been left behind by the IT revolution. 他们领导了电子革命，但被信息技术革命甩在了后面。 - revolution in something
A revolution in information technology is taking place. 信息技术正在发生巨变。
Extra ExamplesAs the 18th century wore on, an agricultural revolution took place. 18 世纪慢慢过去，农业革命爆发了。 Doctors have welcomed the fitness revolution. 医生们都拥护这场健康革命。 He achieved a virtual revolution in the way music is recorded. 他在音乐录制方面取得了实质性的突破。 Marketing has undergone a revolution in recent years. 市场营销近年经历了一场革命。 The coming of television brought about a revolution in people's leisure activities. 电视的出现引起了人们闲暇活动的巨大变化。 The computer revolution has transformed the workplace. 计算机革命已经改变了我们的工作环境。 The last decade has seen a revolution in telecommunications. 在过去的 10 年里，电信业发生了巨大变革。 There has been a quiet revolution in the way writing is taught. 写作教学的方法已悄悄发生了变革。 There has been a revolution going on in farming during the last five years. 过去的 5 年里，农业发生了巨变。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- quiet
- complete
- virtual
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- achieve
- begin
- bring
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- occur
- take place
- go on
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- revolution in
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a complete circular movement around a point （环绕中心点的）旋转；（尤指）天体运行 The disk rotates at up to 500 revolutions per minute. 该磁盘以每分钟多达500转的速度旋转。 - revolution around something
The revolution of the earth around the sun takes one year. 地球环绕太阳公转一周需要一年时间。
Extra ExamplesJupiter makes a complete revolution around the sun every 12 years. 木星每 12 年绕太阳一周。 The earth turns through one complete revolution approximately every twenty-four hours. 地球大约每二十四小时自转一周。 One full revolution of the knob will open the hatch. 把门柄转一圈就可以打开舱口盖。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- full
- complete
- make
- through a revolution
- revolution about
- revolution around
- …
- revolutions a minute
- revolutions per minute
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin revolutio(n-), from revolvere ‘roll back’, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.