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

• Personal ads have also undergone a sea change, growing more numerous and more humble.
  征婚启事也大有改观，数量更多且更为谦逊。
• 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！
• 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？
• The move would mark a sea change in the 30-year history of the personal computing industry.
  微软此举将标志着，已有30年历史的个人电脑行业将发生翻天覆地的变化。
• 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。
• What with teleconferencing, Skype, and global conference calls, technology has wrought a sea change in the way people hold meetings.
  电话会议、Skype在线视频通话以及全球视频会议等技术不断涌现，极大地改变了人们举行会议的方式。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。