revolt
UK/rɪ'vəʊlt/US/ri'vәult/
IELTSTOEFLGRE四级六级考研B2
释义
v.
To rise up against authority; to rebel
反叛,起义
v.
To fill someone with disgust
使厌恶,使反感
n.
An act of rebellion against authority
反叛,起义
词根拆分
词根派生re-(回/对着)+ volvere(转)=「转回去对抗」。revolt 就是掉过头来,对抗你曾经服从的权威。「使厌恶」一义(it revolts me)也来自同一个「转」——你反胃、转过头去躲开。
词根 vol 还连着 50 个词常用搭配
- 1.revolt against反抗……
- 2.popular revolt民众起义
- 3.armed revolt武装叛乱
- 4.open revolt公开反叛
例句
- 1.
The peasants revolted against the cruel landowners.
农民们起来反抗残暴的地主。
- 2.
A popular revolt finally toppled the dictator.
一场民众起义最终推翻了独裁者。
- 3.
The smell of rotten meat revolted everyone in the room.
腐肉的气味让房间里所有人都感到恶心。
易混词辨析
revolt 与 revolution——revolt 是「起来反抗」这个动作(可能失败、什么都改不了);revolution 是成功颠覆了原有秩序。每场 revolution 都始于 revolt,但并非每场 revolt 都能成为 revolution。