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- no obj. rise in rebellion反叛, 造反, 起义:
the Iceni revolted and had to be suppressed.
爱西尼人发动起义, 必须出兵镇压。
1.1
- refuse to acknowledge someone or something as having authority反抗, 违抗:
voters may revolt when they realize the cost of the measures.
当选民意识到措施的代价时, 他们可能会反抗。
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- as adj. revolted archaic having rebelled or revolted〈古〉已反叛的; 叛乱中的:
the emperor was leading an expedition against the revolted Bretons.
皇帝正率兵征讨叛乱中的布列塔尼人。
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- with obj.(常作be revolted)cause to feel disgust使厌恶, 使反感:
he was revolted by the stench that greeted him
扑面而来的恶臭使他恶心
as adj. revolting revolting green scum.令人生厌的绿色浮渣。
2.1
- no obj. archaic feel strong disgust〈古〉厌恶, 反感:
'tis just the main assumption reason most revolts at.
理性最难容的就是这个主要假设。
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- an attempt to put an end to the authority of a person or body by rebelling反叛, 叛乱, 起义:
a country-wide revolt against the central government
反对中央政府的全国性叛乱
mass noun the peasants rose in revolt.农民们揭竿而起。
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- a refusal to continue to obey or conform反抗, 违抗:
a revolt over tax increases.
对提高税收的反抗。
派生词
revoltingly
adverb词源
mid 16th cent.: from French révolte (noun), révolter (verb), from Italian rivoltare, based on Latin revolvere 'roll back' (see REVOLVE).