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 sea change came with the classes that graduated in 2002 and 2003.
  这种巨大转变发生在2002年和2003年毕业的学生身上。
• Don't hesitate to give you a sea change your life a miracle!
  别再犹豫了，给你一片海域，换你一生奇迹！
• Roughly 30 years after the beginning of the Thatcher-Reagan era, another sea change is upon us.
  在撒切尔和里根时代开始约30年后，一轮新的巨变正降临在我们身上。
• However, the last few years have heralded a sea change as schools, employers and the students themselves have realised that for participants to make the most of their course, preparation is essential.
  不过，过去几年出现了许多变化，商学院、雇主和学员自己都已经认识到，要想从课程中获得最大收益，准备工作至关重要。
• As new generations of employees arrive generations born and raised with technology in their hands do managers really understand the huge sea change in how the young work force is wired?
  当新一代的员工到来时这代人与技术一起出生和成长管理人员能真正理解这些新生的劳动力带来的突然而彻底的巨变吗？
• Shaw's novel has undergone quite a sea change.
  肖伯纳的小说已经有了很重大的变化。
• "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 is a sea change in job definition.
  这是职业定义的巨大变化。
• 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”。
• 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。