sea change

英 [ˈsiː tʃeɪndʒ]

美 [ˈsiː tʃeɪndʒ]

n.  大转变; 巨变

牛津词典

noun

• 大转变；巨变
  a strong and noticeable change in a situation

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (态度、行为的)巨变，彻底转变
  Asea changein someone's attitudes or behaviour is a complete change.
  1. A sea change has taken place in young people's attitudes to their parents.
     年轻人对待父母的态度已经发生了三百六十度转变。

英英释义

noun

• a profound transformation

双语例句

• The past one and a half centuries saw two world wars and three important scientific and technological revolutions. Out world has undergone a sea change and achieved unprecedented advancement in science and technology and productivity.
  在这一个半世纪中，发生过两次世界大战，出现过三次重要的科技革命，世界发生了沧桑巨变，科技进步和生产力水平都有史无前例的飞跃。
• "There is a sea change in behaviour going on here," says Mervyn Kohler of Help the Aged.
  “帮助老年人”机构的默文·科勒说，“人的正巨大的。
• This argument, however, is starting to look increasingly frayed, with a sea change in recent years in the attitude of many multinationals, who now view China and its huge emerging market as a future hub for science and technology.
  然而，这个观点似乎越来越站不住脚了。最近几年，许多跨国公司的态度发生了巨大转变，它们现在将中国及其巨大的新兴市场视为未来的科技中心。
• The Prime Minister is convinced that there will soon be a sea change in the relations between the two countries.
  首相相信两国间的关系不久将会有根本的变化。
• Calling the decision a "sea change" from previous discussions, Manuel said that the new agreement allows for faster implementation of the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals.
  Manuel把该决议称为与以往的讨论“大不相同的变化”。他说，新协定可以加快执行国际社会通过的“千年发展目标”。
• So how is the sea change going to affect corporate behaviour?
  巨大的转变会怎样影响企业行为呢？
• And I fear that when you can afford to fish up the honor and virtue and kindness you've thrown overboard, you'll find they have suffered a sea change and not, I fear, into something rich and strange.
  恐怕等你认为有能力把你扔掉的体面、纯洁与宽厚打捞上来的时候，你会发现它们已经在海里起了很大变化，但我想并没有变得充实，变得新奇。
• Some are now suggesting that the rest of Asia is beginning to follow Japan and that the past year is clear evidence of a sea change in Asian investor behaviour.
  有些人现在表示，其他亚洲国家开始效仿日本，而过去一年亚洲投资者行为发生翻天覆地的变化就是明证。
• In China's case, the sea change in prevailing assumptions comes from its emergence as a world power.
  就中国而言，就中国而言，它作为世界大国的崛起，导致了投资者对中国市场看法的重大转变。
• But there are those under the impression that this will mean a sea change in the world's linguistic terrain as well.
  但有些人的印象是，这将意味着世界语言形势发生剧变。