rebellion
UK/ri'beljәn/US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
Armed or organized resistance against a government or authority; open defiance of rules or control.
叛乱，反抗；起义
Root Breakdown
Native Englishrebellionother
=rebellion
Common Collocations
- 1.armed rebellion武装叛乱
- 2.crush a rebellion镇压叛乱
- 3.spark a rebellion引发叛乱
- 4.teenage rebellion青少年叛逆
Example Sentences
- 1.
The military rebellion was swiftly crushed by government forces.
- 2.
Her refusal to follow school rules was seen as an act of rebellion.
- 3.
The peasant rebellion of 1381 shook the foundations of English society.