revolution
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noun
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revolution /,revə'lu:ʃn/
Concise Dictionary- danh từ
- vòng, tua
- revolutions per minute: số vòng quay mỗi phút
- (toán học); (thiên văn học) sự xoay vòng
- cuộc cách mạng
- the socialist revolution: cuộc cách mạng xã hội chủ nghĩa
- the national democratic revolution: cuộc cách mạng dân tộc dân chủ
- vòng, tua
revolutions‚revə'luːʃn
noun
+a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
+the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
+a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
Thesaurus Dictionarynoun
+a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
+the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
+a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
n.
1 mutiny, revolt, rebellion, coup (d'état), uprising, insurgency, insurrection, putsch, take-over, overthrow:
If the government fails to ensure that the people have food, there will be a revolution
2 upheaval, cataclysm, transformation, (drastic or radical or major) change, sea change, metamorphosis:
Recent successes of capitalism have sparked a revolution in the political philosophies of communist nations
3 rotation, turn, orbit, circuit, spin, lap, round, cycle, circle, gyration; wheel, whirl, pirouette:
At each revolution of the gear (A ), the ratchet (B ) moves one notch. The rapid revolutions of the ice-skater dissolved her into a blur of colour.
+ noun
1 [C, U] an attempt, by a large number of people, to change the government of a country, especially by violent action: a bourgeois / socialist revolution + the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 + to cause / start a revolution + a country on the brink of revolution
See also -COUNTER-REVOLUTION , REVOLT
2 [C] ~ (in sth) a great change in conditions, ways of working, beliefs, etc. that affects large numbers of people: a cultural / social / scientific revolution + A revolution in information technology is taking place.
See also -INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
3 [C, U] ~ (around / on sth) a complete circular movement around a point, especially of one planet around another: the revolution of the earth around the sun
See also -REVOLVE
4 (also informal rev) [C] a circular movement made by sth fixed to a central point, for example in a car engine: rotating at 300 revolutions per minute
Collocation Dictionary1 [C, U] an attempt, by a large number of people, to change the government of a country, especially by violent action: a bourgeois / socialist revolution + the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 + to cause / start a revolution + a country on the brink of revolution
See also -
2 [C] ~ (in sth) a great change in conditions, ways of working, beliefs, etc. that affects large numbers of people: a cultural / social / scientific revolution + A revolution in information technology is taking place.
See also -
3 [C, U] ~ (around / on sth) a complete circular movement around a point, especially of one planet around another: the revolution of the earth around the sun
See also -
4 (also informal rev) [C] a circular movement made by sth fixed to a central point, for example in a car engine: rotating at 300 revolutions per minute
noun
1 changing the political system
ADJ.
successful | bloody, violent
Thousands of people were killed in the bloody revolution that toppled the government.
| bloodless, peaceful | popular | political | anti-communist, anti-democratic, etc. | communist, socialist, etc. | palace | bourgeois, proletarian | world
Some Marxists still believe that socialism will one day triumph through world revolution.
VERB + REVOLUTION
carry out, conduct, fight, foment, stage
The activists were charged with fomenting revolution.
| crush, put down | call for
REVOLUTION + VERB
break out | spread | overthrow sth, topple sth
the revolution which overthrew the old regime
| fail
the failed 1911 revolution
PREP.
~ against
a revolution against communist rule
PHRASES
the outbreak of the revolution, revolution from above/below
(= fought by people already in power/by people without political power),
the threat of revolution
2 complete change in methods, opinions, etc.
ADJ.
quiet
There has been a quiet revolution in the way writing is taught.
| complete | virtual | minor | agrarian, agricultural, computer, cultural, economic, electronic, environmental, industrial, political, scientific, sexual, social, technological
VERB + REVOLUTION
achieve, bring (about)
The coming of television brought about a revolution in people's leisure activities.
| undergo
Marketing has undergone a revolution in recent years.
| embrace, welcome
Doctors have welcomed the fitness revolution.
REVOLUTION + VERB
take place
As the eighteenth century wore on, an agricultural revolution took place.
| transform sth
The computer revolution has transformed the workplace.
PREP.
~ in
He achieved a virtual revolution in the way music is recorded.
3 movement around sth; one complete turn
ADJ.
complete, full
One full revolution of the knob will open the hatch.
VERB + REVOLUTION
make
PREP.
through a ~
The earth turns through one complete revolution approximately every twenty-four hours.
| ~ about/around/round
How long does it take for the planet Jupiter to make a complete revolution around the sun?
PHRASES
revolutions a/per minute
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Random quote: So is cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more remains.: Ralph Emerson
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