re·volt

noun

/rɪˈvəʊlt/

[countable, uncountable]

a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence; the action of protesting against authority（尤指针对政府的）反抗，违抗；起义；叛乱 synonym uprising
- The Peasants Revolt of 1381 was the first popular uprising in England.1381年的农民起义是英国第一次民众起义。
- to lead a revolt领导起义
- The army quickly crushed the revolt.军队很快镇压了叛乱。
- The revolt was suppressed with total ruthlessness.这次起义被极端残忍地镇压了。
- the biggest back-bench revolt this government has ever seen本届政府所遭遇到的规模最大的一次下院普通议员的抗议
- Attempts to negotiate peace ended in armed revolt.和谈的努力最后以武装叛乱告终。
- in revolt (formal) The people rose in revolt.人民奋起反抗。
Extra Examples
- Revolt broke out when the government decided to raise the price of bread.政府决定提高面包价格，于是发生了暴乱。
- The Great Revolt of 1381 may have been caused by attempts to keep wages down.1381 年的大叛乱可能是由企图降低工资引起的。
- The party leadership is facing open revolt.该党的领导正遭到公开的反抗。
- The regime was finally overthrown by a popular revolt.该政权最终被群众暴动推翻了。
- There was a general revolt against the leadership at the party congress.领导层在党代会上遭到普遍反对。
- There was a widespread revolt against the party leadership.该党领导层遭到普遍反对。
- a revolt by backbenchers后座议员的反抗
- a student-led revolt学生领导的起义
- revolt within the party党内叛乱
- the farmers' revolt over imported meat农民对进口肉类的抗议
- the revolt against the new tax对新税的反抗
- the revolt against the poll tax in Britain对在英国征收人头税的反抗
- 27 members of the Bohemian nobility led the revolt against Ferdinand II.27名波希米亚贵族成员领导了反对斐迪南二世的叛变。
- A shareholders' revolt against the chairman led to senior management changes.一场股东对董事长的反抗行动导致高层人员变动。
Topics Social issuesc2, Politicsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- mass
- popular
- serious
- …
verb + revolt
- cause
- provoke
- spark
- …
revolt + verb
- break out
- spread
- overthrow somebody/something
- …
preposition
- in revolt
- revolt against
- revolt by
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French révolte (noun), révolter (verb), from Italian rivoltare, based on Latin revolvere ‘roll back’, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.

re·volt

verb

/rɪˈvəʊlt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they revolt	/rɪˈvəʊlt/ /rɪˈvəʊlt/
he / she / it revolts	/rɪˈvəʊlts/ /rɪˈvəʊlts/
past simple revolted	/rɪˈvəʊltɪd/ /rɪˈvəʊltɪd/
past participle revolted	/rɪˈvəʊltɪd/ /rɪˈvəʊltɪd/
-ing form revolting	/rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ/ /rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ/

[intransitive] to take violent action against the people in power反抗，反叛（当权者） synonym rebel, rise (12)
- The peasants threatened to revolt.农民威胁说要造反。
- revolt against somebody/something Finally the people revolted against the military dictatorship.人民最终起来反抗军事独裁。
- The peasants revolted against high taxes and the losses of the war.农民起来反抗高税收和战争损失。
Collocations War and peace
War and peaceStarting a war
- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
- go to war (against/with somebody)
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
Military operations
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
- employ/use guerrilla tactics
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
- achieve/win a decisive victory
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
- order/force a retreat
Fighting
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
- be sent to the front (line)
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
- call for/be met with armed resistance
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
- become/be held as a prisoner of war
Civilians in war
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
Making peace
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
- sign a ceasefire agreement
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
see also revolutionTopics Social issuesc2, Politicsc2
[intransitive] revolt (against something) to behave in a way that is the opposite of what somebody expects of you, especially in protest叛逆；违抗 synonym rebel
- Teenagers often revolt against parental discipline.青少年常常不遵从父母的条条框框。
[transitive] revolt somebody to make you feel horror 使惊骇；使恐惧；使憎恶synonym disgust, nauseate (2), sicken (1)
- All the violence in the movie revolted me.电影里的各种暴力场面令我非常震惊。
- The way he ate his food revolted me.他吃饭的样子让我感到恶心。
- She was revolted by the smell of stale beer and vomit in the room.她对房间里陈旧啤酒和呕吐物的气味感到厌恶。
see also revulsionTopics Feelingsc2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French révolte (noun), révolter (verb), from Italian rivoltare, based on Latin revolvere ‘roll back’, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.