counterrevolution
/koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuhn/US // ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən //UK // (ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃən) //
反革命,反转,反对革命,逆革命
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a revolution against a government recently established by a revolution.
- : a political movement that resists revolutionary tendencies.
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Examples
As the breadth of the counterrevolution became clear, my unease turned to despair.
But if Shafiq wins—whether fairly or unfairly—it will complete the circle of counterrevolution.
Undoubtedly a French statesman could not but wish for a counterrevolution in England.
The votes of the Parliament had already forced on Lewis the conviction that there was no chance of a counterrevolution.
England and Austria insisted that there should be neither vengeance nor counterrevolution.
Extrapolating Russian history, it would be reasonable to expect a backlash in the form of a counterrevolution.
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