rebel
noun[C]
uk/ˈreb.əl/us/ˈreb.əl/B2
apersonwho isopposedto thepoliticalsystemintheircountryandtriestochangeit usingforce:
(试图武装推翻国家政治制度的)反抗者,造反者The rebels took over thecapitaland set up a newgovernment.叛乱分子占领了首都并成立了新政府。
rebeltroops/fighters反叛军队/战士
apersonwho does not likerulesorauthority, andshowsthis bybehavingdifferentlyfrom mostpeopleinsociety:
(对抗权威或社会的)叛逆者He was a rebel when he was ateenageranddyedhishairpink.他十几岁的时候有些叛逆,把头发染成了粉红色。
- The rebeltroopshavelaunchedacoordinatedattackongovernmentsoldiers.
- Adevastatingattackwaslaunchedon the rebelstronghold.
- The rebels are on thepointofsurrender.
- Thearmyrecapturedthetownfrom the rebels.
- The UNforceshave anumericalsuperiorityover the rebels.
Activism & pressure groups
- activism
- activist
- agitation
- agitator
- agitprop
- clicktivism
- clicktivist
- counter-demonstrate
- counter-demonstration
- counter-demonstrator
- identity politics
- insurgency
- insurrection
- interest group
- lobbyist
- social enterprise
- social entrepreneur
- special interest group
- super-lobbyist
- super-militant
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Taking action against people in power
Freedom to act
rebel
verb[I]
uk/rɪˈbel/us/rɪˈbel/-ll-B2
tofightagainst thegovernment:
武力反抗;造反;反叛Thepeoplerebelledagainsttheharshnewgovernment.人民起来反抗这个残暴的新政府。
torefusetoobeyrulesorpeopleinauthority:
叛逆,反叛Jacob rebelledagainsthisparents'plansfor him andleftschoolat theageof 16.雅各布反抗父母替他做好的计划,在16岁就辍学了。
If you are toostrictwithteenagers, they often rebel.如果你对青少年太严厉,他们往往会反叛。
toreactagainst afeeling,action,plan, etc.:
嫌恶;生反感;受不住Mypoorsickstomachrebelledattheideaof any morefood.我的胃不太好,连想到食物都会反胃。
Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- anti-apartheid
- anti-revolutionary
- anti-state
- insurgency
- insurrection
- jihadi
- mujahideen
- mutineer
- rebelliously
- rebelliousness
- recusant
- red flag
- revolt
- subversively
- subversiveness
- suicide bomber
- terrorist
- topple
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Refusing & rejecting