/ˈrebəl/1
- a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler反叛分子, 造反者, 叛逆者：
Tory rebels
托利党叛逆分子
as modifier rebel forces.叛军。
1.1
- a person who resists authority, control, or convention反抗者, 反对者。
(/rɪˈbel/ rebelled, rebelling)no obj.
1- rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or ruler反叛, 造反; 武力反抗：
the Earl of Pembroke subsequently rebelled against Henry Ⅲ.
彭布罗克郡伯爵后来举兵反抗亨利三世。
1.1
- (of a person) resist authority, control, or convention（人）反对; 不服从, 抗命：
respect did not prevent children from rebelling against their parents.
尊重并没有阻止孩子们反抗父母之命。
1.2
- show or feel repugnance for or resistance to something不接受, 受不住：
as I came over the hill my legs rebelled - I could walk no further.
我在翻越小山时双腿不听使唤——我再也走不动了。
词源
Middle English: from Old French rebelle (noun), rebeller (verb), from Latin rebellis (used originally with reference to a fresh declaration of war by the defeated), based on bellum 'war'.