:an effort by many people to change the government or leader of a country by the use of protest or violence叛乱;反叛;起义
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The king's army suppressed/quelled/crushed the rebellion.国王的军队镇压/平定/粉碎了叛乱。
The unfair tax laws sparked a rebellion.不公平的税法引发了一场叛乱。
A rebellion broke out.一场叛乱爆发了。
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The peasants rose in rebellion.农民揭竿而起。
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:open opposition toward a person or group in authority(对权威的)公开反对,公开反抗
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She's the head of a rebellion against the leaders of the party.她带头公开反对该党的领导人。
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Recent election losses have led to open rebellion among some party members, who are calling for a complete change of leadership.近期选举失利导致党内一些成员公开反抗,他们要求彻底更换领导层。
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[noncount]:refusal to obey rules or accept normal standards of behavior, dress, etc.叛逆;不顺从
: open, armed, and usually unsuccessful defiance of or resistance to an established government
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: an instance of such defiance or resistance
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Plenty of teenagers rebel against their parents in all kinds of ways. But a rebellion usually involves a group. Armed rebellions are usually put down by a country's armed forces, or at least kept from expanding beyond a small area. The American War of Independence was first viewed by the British as a minor rebellion that would soon run its course, but this particular rebellion led to a full-fledged revolution--that is, the overthrow of a government. Rebellion, armed or otherwise, has often alerted those in power that those they control are very unhappy.
rebellion implies an open formidable resistance that is often unsuccessful.
open rebellion against the officers
revolution applies to a successful rebellion resulting in a major change (as in government).
a political revolution that toppled the monarchy
uprising implies a brief, limited, and often immediately ineffective rebellion.
quickly put down the uprising
revolt and insurrection imply an armed uprising that quickly fails or succeeds.
a revolt by the Young Turks that surprised party leaders
an insurrection of oppressed laborers
mutiny applies to group insubordination or insurrection especially against naval authority.
a mutiny led by the ship's cook
Example Sentences
The king's army suppressed the rebellion. The unfair tax laws sparked a rebellion. The peasants rose in rebellion. She's the head of a rebellion against the leaders of the party. Recent election losses have led to open rebellion among some party members, who are calling for a complete change of leadership.
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1attempt to change the government謀反ADJECTIVE | VERB + REBELLION | REBELLION + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤full-scale, major大規模/重大叛亂▸➤minor, small小叛亂;小規模造反▸➤open公然造反▸➤armed武裝叛亂➤bloody, violent流血叛亂;暴力造反▸➤military軍事叛亂➤grass-roots, popular民眾叛亂;民變◇A grass-roots rebellion has flared nationwide against the proposed law.在全國爆發了下層民眾反對擬議法律的叛亂。➤peasant, slave農民/ 奴隸暴動➤internal內部的叛亂◇The country has been plagued by wars, civil wars, and internal rebellions.該國飽經戰爭、內戰以及內部叛亂的禍患。VERB + REBELLION➤rise in, rise up in起來造反◇The slaves rose up in rebellion.奴隸們起來造反。◇Simon de Montfort rose in rebellion in 1258.西蒙・德・蒙福爾於 1258 年起來造反。➤launch, raise (literary, especially BrE) , stage發動叛亂;發起暴亂;進行暴動◇They staged a rebellion against Spanish rule in Mexico.他們在墨西哥發動了一場反抗西班牙統治的叛亂。◇In July 1745 Charles sailed for Scotland to raise a rebellion in the Highlands.1745 年 7 月,查爾斯航行去蘇格蘭,要在蘇格蘭高地發起暴動。➤set off, spark off, start引發叛亂◇The re-introduction of conscription sparked off a major rebellion.再次徵兵引發了一次大規模的暴亂。➤foment, incite, provoke助長/煽動/挑起叛亂◇attempts to foment rebellion in the government在政府內部煽動叛亂的企圖➤provoke sb/sth to引起⋯叛亂◇The new taxes provoked the population to open rebellion.新的徵稅引發了人們的公開反抗。➤threaten揚言要反抗◇The party members threatened rebellion.該政黨成員以反叛相要挾。➤join加入叛亂▸➤take part in參加叛亂▸➤lead領導叛亂▸➤support支持叛亂▸➤crush, put down, quell, suppress粉碎叛亂;平息叛亂;鎮壓叛亂REBELLION + VERB➤occur叛亂發生◇Peasant rebellions occurred throughout the 16th century.農民暴動在整個 16 世紀不斷發生。➤begin, break out叛亂開始/爆發◇Rebellion broke out in India.印度爆發叛亂。➤fail叛亂失敗PREPOSITION➤in rebellion反抗◇They are in rebellion against the conservative hierarchy of the Church.他們正在反抗教會保守的等級制度。➤rebellion against針對⋯的反叛◇a rebellion against the new regime反對新政權的叛亂➤rebellion over反對⋯◇a rebellion over an increase in taxes反抗增稅rebellion
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2opposition to authority抗爭ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤adolescent, teenage, youth, youthful青春期叛逆;少年反叛;青年叛逆PREPOSITION➤rebellion against對抗⋯◇rebellion against their parents他們與父母對抗PHRASES➤an act of rebellion反叛行為▸➤a form of rebellion反叛方式