sea change

A massive, fundamental shift or transformation. The transition from using desktop computers to mobile devices represents a sea change in data management within the field of information technology.

sea change

Fig. a major change or transformation. This is not the time for a sea change in our manufacturing division. There are too many orders at the moment.

a sea change

LITERARY

COMMON A sea change is a complete change in someone's attitudes or behaviour. There has been a sea change in attitudes to drink-driving, thanks to greater public awareness of the problem. Note: This phrase is taken from act 1 scene 2 of Shakespeare's play `The Tempest' (1611), which begins with a storm at sea and is a tale of magic and transformation: `Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange.'

sea change, a

A radical change, a transformation. Shakespeare coined this cliché in The Tempest (1.2): “Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea change Into something rich and strange.” Nearly four centuries later, J. A. Jance used it in Devil’s Claw (2000): “For the very first time . . . she had called her future son-in-law Butch instead of Frederick. It indicated a sea change in her mother’s attitude, and that was pretty damned wonderful, too.”

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释义	sea change sea change A massive, fundamental shift or transformation. The transition from using desktop computers to mobile devices represents a sea change in data management within the field of information technology. See also: change, sea Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. sea change Fig. a major change or transformation. This is not the time for a sea change in our manufacturing division. There are too many orders at the moment. See also: change, sea McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. a sea change LITERARY COMMON A sea change is a complete change in someone's attitudes or behaviour. There has been a sea change in attitudes to drink-driving, thanks to greater public awareness of the problem. Note: This phrase is taken from act 1 scene 2 of Shakespeare's play `The Tempest' (1611), which begins with a storm at sea and is a tale of magic and transformation: `Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange.' See also: change, sea Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. sea change, a A radical change, a transformation. Shakespeare coined this cliché in The Tempest (1.2): “Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea change Into something rich and strange.” Nearly four centuries later, J. A. Jance used it in Devil’s Claw (2000): “For the very first time . . . she had called her future son-in-law Butch instead of Frederick. It indicated a sea change in her mother’s attitude, and that was pretty damned wonderful, too.” See also: sea The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a sea change sea change, a a change in (one's) stripes metamorphose into be/lie at the bottom of something once a (something), always a (something) once a something, always a something once a..., always a... like night and day fact of the matter, the References in periodicals archive Here in the Philippines, a seemingly smoldering sea change in the country's sociopolitical landscape seems to be taking place, near-imperceptible perhaps, but as eloquent as the loss of fear. Sea change According to tax documents, in 2010 and 2011 Sea Change gave more than $100 million to a number of energy advocacy groups - including some that oppose fracking and others that don't have a stance on the issue. Fracking, not hacking, has Texas GOP congressmen mad at Russia Sea Change is particularly significant because it marks an important shift in his artistic process. A family affair; A joint exhibition by father and son Aneurin and Meirion Jones is a perfect opportunity to compare their lyrical but strikingly different visions, writes Jenny White A cultural sea change is under way across the globe, says interfaith activist Jim Kenney in Thriving in the Crosscurrent. Humanity's Next Great Evolution in Values Now is the time for companies to pursue more board diversity, as we are within a board composition sea change. Many corporate boards have members bumping up to mandatory retirement age. A quota sends the wrong message Winner of the Grand Prize of the FICA International Environmental Film Festival, A Sea Change is a harrowing documentary on DVD that reveals just how drastically human impact has changed the world's oceans. A Sea Change Such tinkering change can be contrasted to what Shakespeare termed "sea change" in The Tempest ("a sea change into something rich and strange") and what some writers refer to as "system" or "systemic" change. Tinkering change vs. system change: without the willingness to make courageous, transformative changes, public education risks the likelihood that its many small changes will lead to no change at all Announced by culture and tourism minister Barbara Follett, the grant is from the Sea Change programme, led by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), which will give a total of pounds 45m over three years to coastal resorts. Whitehall cash for new culture centre; 10-year Sefton project A 29,525 [pounds sterling] grant of Sea Change funding, through the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has enabled North Tyneside Council and its partners to consider the feasibility of delivering a new and exciting project for the coastal zone, including a multi-functional, artificial reef. Grant helps study on world first attraction Then, in July of 2008, the company received $2.35 million in capital from San Francisco, California-based Sea Change Investment Fund, LLC, in conjunction with the CDVCA Central Fund. Shrimp feature prominently in new range of natural, sustainable putney pasta meals SINCE the last Kerrang compilation there's been a sea change in attitude, with hard rock going pop in the quest for sales success, and it's evident from the huge amount of chart bands making the cut. music: The Album 08 (Rhino) The theme of Sea Change, Jorie Graham's eleventh book of poems, is large--the fate of the earth--and these new poems address the unthinkable: the end of the world. Jorie Graham. Sea Change In the heady early days of Blairism it seemed like there had been a sea change in politics. THE BIRMINGHAM POST: Things can only get worse for Gordon Brown Vera Baird, Redcar's MP, welcomed the planned cash injection from the Government's three-year Sea Change programme. SEASIDE CASH BID; Teesside MP hoping for a slice of pounds 45m grant
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