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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This could mark the turning point for another sea change; Web 2.0 to mobile.
  这种变化标志着另一次重大转变的转折点已经来临，即从Web2.0发展到移动应用。
• For one can fairly say that ties between the two sides have undergone a sea change in recent years and Taiwan's economic future is now bound closely to the Mainland.
  可以说在过去几年来，两岸的关系已经发生了质变，台湾的经济前途，已经和大陆密切相关。
• It is a symptom of a sea change in the way that the internet is being used, he says. Social shopping is building on a desire to contribute to the internet rather than just consume.
  这象征着互联网的使用方法发生了巨大变化，他表示，社交购物依赖的是为互联网做出贡献的意愿，而非仅仅是消费。
• They are mindful that, as Robert Gates, defence secretary, puts it, there has been a "sea change" in the attitude of the South Korean public, which is now unwilling to endure North Korean attacks.
  国防部长罗伯特盖茨称韩国人非常留心，韩国民众对于朝鲜的态度有了“根本的改变”，他们不愿再忍受朝鲜的攻击。
• 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。
• 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？
• This represents a sea change in pharmaceutical policies.
  这代表着制药政策上的巨大变化。