revolt
noun
verb
rɪˈvəʊlt noun
1 a refusal to accept someone’s authority or obey rules or laws 〔对权威、规定、法律的〕反抗,违抗;
The prime minister is now facing a revolt by members of his own party.
首相现在面临着党内倒戈。
[+ against ]
a revolt against authority
对权威的反抗
[+ over ]
a revolt over the proposed spending cuts
对缩减开支建议的反对
in revolt
French farmers are in revolt over cheap imports.
法国农场主正在抗议廉价的进口产品。
2 strong and often violent action by a lot of people against their ruler or government 反叛,叛乱; 造反,起义;
the Polish revolt of 1863
1863 年的波兰起义
[+ against ]
a revolt against the central government
对中央政府的反叛
[+ of ]
the successful revolt of the American colonies
美国殖民地成功的反抗
put down/crush a revolt (use military force to stop it) 镇压叛乱
Troops loyal to the President crushed the revolt.
忠于总统的军队镇压了叛乱。
verb
3 if people revolt, they take strong and often violent action against the government, usually with the aim of taking power away from them 反叛,叛乱; 造反,起义; I
[+ against ]
It was feared that the army would revolt against the government.
有人担心军队会起而反对政府。
4 to refuse to accept someone’s authority or obey rules or laws 反抗,拒绝服从(权威、规定或法律); I
[+ against ]
Some members of the government may revolt against this proposed legislation.
一些政府成员可能会反对这项拟议中的法规。
5 if something revolts you, it is so unpleasant that it makes you feel sick and shocked 使作呕; 使反感; 使震惊; T usually passive 一般用被动态
He was revolted by the smell.
他闻到那味道就恶心。