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

• 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。
• One of the best buffers to a perceived sea change is to distribute leadership early on.
  如果已经预见到重大变故，尽早分配领导权能够提供最佳的缓冲效果。
• 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 represents a sea change in pharmaceutical policies.
  这代表着制药政策上的巨大变化。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。