revolt
revolt — 名詞
- revoltsingular
- revoltsplural
1. an organised attempt to throw out rulers or reject their control, usually by for
叛亂；起義
群眾以武力反抗統治者的行動
an organised attempt to throw out rulers or reject their control, usually by force.
The revolt began after soldiers fired on market crowds in the capital.
士兵朝市場人群開火後，那場叛亂爆發了。
collocation: begin a revolt / crush a revolt
Villagers joined the revolt when the governor doubled the grain tax.
總督把糧稅加倍後，村民加入了這場起義。
By dawn, the revolt had spread from the port to nearby towns.
到天亮時，這場叛亂已從港口蔓延到附近城鎮。
Sade's history class studied a slave revolt on a Caribbean island.
Sade 的歷史課研究了一座加勒比海島上的奴隸起義。
- uprising
slightly broader; often used for sudden mass resistance
- rebellion
close in meaning; often stresses a longer or larger conflict
- insurrection
more formal; common in political and historical writing
- submission
acceptance of another group's control
- obedience
following the orders of those in power
用法筆記
Usually refers to serious resistance by a group against political or military control, not to an ordinary complaint or small protest.
常見錯誤
revolt — 動詞
- revoltpresent simple I / you / we / they
- revolts3rd person singular
- revolting-ing form
- revoltedpast simple
1. to rise up against a government or other ruling power, sometimes by fighting it.
反抗；起事
起來對政府或掌權者發動反抗
to rise up against a government or other ruling power, sometimes by fighting it.
Workers revolted after the army closed the city newspaper.
軍方查封市報後，工人們起來反抗。
intransitive: revolt with no object
Farmers in the valley revolted against the king's new land law.
山谷裡的農民為了反抗國王的新土地法而起事。
pattern: revolt against + authority
When food ran out, the prisoners revolted at night.
糧食耗盡後，囚犯們在夜裡發動反抗。
Bao's great-grandfather revolted with other miners after the wage cuts.
Bao 的曾祖父在減薪後和其他礦工一起起事。
文法句型
revolt
revolt against + [government / ruler / authority]
用法筆記
Usually describes a crowd, army unit, or other group. When you name the target, it normally follows 'against'.
常見錯誤
2. to make someone pull back in strong dislike because something seems filthy, crue
令人厭惡
讓人因噁心或道德反感而厭惡
to make someone pull back in strong dislike because something seems filthy, cruel, or morally wrong.
The photo of the dirty kitchen revolted Michael before lunch.
那張髒亂廚房的照片讓 Michael 午飯前就覺得很反感。
revolt + person object
Yara was revolted by the officer's laughter during the funeral.
Yara 對那名軍官在葬禮上的笑聲感到厭惡。
passive: be revolted by + behaviour
The cruel experiment revolted viewers across the country.
那場殘忍的實驗讓全國觀眾都很反感。
Felix felt revolted when he saw worms inside the bag of rice.
Felix 看到米袋裡有蟲後，感到一陣厭惡，幾乎作嘔。
文法句型
revolt + somebody
be revolted by + [thing / behaviour]
be revolted at + [thing / behaviour]
用法筆記
Often appears in the passive ('be revolted by/at'). It expresses intense disgust, not ordinary disagreement or mild annoyance.