单词 | uprising |
释义 | uprisingup‧ris‧ing /ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ/ ●○○ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► revolt/rebellion/uprising Collocations an attempt by a large group of people at revolution: · a popular uprising (=involving ordinary people, not the army) ► coup an occasion when a group of people, especially soldiers, suddenly take control of a country: · a military coup Longman Language Activatoran attempt to change the government or other authority, often using violence► rebellion an organized attempt to change the government or other authority, often by using violence: · In 1968, a student rebellion in Paris sparked off a nationwide general strike.· The rebellion started in Kilalla and spread quickly through the Western provinces.rebellion against: · The citizens of Kwangju rose in rebellion against the oppressive regime.· The Duke of Ormond led a military rebellion against the new king. crush/put down a rebellion (=use force to stop it): · Troops were used to put down a rebellion and arrest hundreds of protestors.· The rebellion was crushed by an army assault in which over 200 people died.mount/stage a rebellion (=begin a rebellion): · an unsuccessful attempt to mount a rebellion against British rule· A rebel army of political dissidents had staged a rebellion in December 1989. ► revolution a successful attempt by the people of a country to change or destroy the government, often by using violence: · The 1789 revolution marked the end of the French monarchy.· Trotsky was one of the leading figures in the Russian Revolution of 1917.· Just 12 days after the emperor's death, the country erupted into revolution.· an era of rural unrest and peasant revolution ► revolt an attempt, especially one that only continues for a short time, to change the government by using violence: · In 1880, a peasant revolt swept the country in protest at the tax on salt.· Louverture headed the revolt of the slaves in the French colony of San Domingo.revolt against: · At a word from Gandhi, India would have risen in revolt.· Mayhew's remarks represented the first American call for revolt against England.crush/suppress/put down a revolt: · Army forces crushed the revolt, forcing many to flee the country.· The Confederate government provided troops to suppress slave revolts.· Herrera knew that if his government failed to put down the revolt, it would spread to outlying areas. ► insurrection formal an organized attempt to change the government, through violence, especially an attempt that involves a large number of people: · It was widely believed that the outlaws had been plotting an insurrection.· the ruthless suppression of slave insurrections· an outbreak of insurrectionarmed insurrection (=an insurrection in which weapons are used): · The reign of civil disorder and terrorism culminated in armed insurrection. ► uprising a sudden unplanned, and often unsuccessful attempt to change the government or other authority, using violence: · Peasant uprisings were the first signs of discontent among the people.· The new law prompted a pro-democracy uprising in the south.· The short-lived uprising fizzled out in the face of strong opposition from government forces.uprising against: · a failed uprising against French colonial rulequell/put down an uprising (=stop it): · The President took immediate steps to quell the uprising.· The new leader put down the uprising by dispatching government troops to the area. ► mutiny an organized attempt by a group of people in the army or navy to take power from their officers by refusing to obey their orders and using violence: · The film tells the story of a mutiny aboard a slave ship.· Thirteen soldiers were sentenced to life imprisonment for mutiny. WORD SETS► Groupingsagitate, verbagitation, nounagitator, nounbipartisan, adjectivebipartite, adjectivebloc, nounBolshevik, nouncapitalism, nouncentrist, adjectivecoalition, nouncommie, nouncommunism, nouncommunist, nouncommunist, adjectiveCon, confederacy, nounconfederate, nounconfederation, nouncongress, nounconservatism, nounDem., disloyal, adjectivedissident, noundivide, verbdivisive, adjectivefascism, nounfascist, nounfederal, adjectivefederate, verbfederation, nounfront, nounginger group, nounhegemony, nounheterodox, adjectiveIndependent, nouninfighting, nouninterest group, nounIRA, nounIron Curtain, the, Lab, Labour, nounleftie, nounleftist, adjectiveleft-of-centre, adjectiveleft-wing, adjectivelefty, nounLib Dem, nounLiberal, nounLiberal Democrats, nounLiberal Party, loyalist, nounLuddite, nounmachine, nounmajority leader, nounminority leader, nounmoderate, adjectivemoderate, nounmonarchist, nounmovement, nounnationalism, nounnationalist, adjectivenationalist, nounNazi, nounneutral, adjectivenon-partisan, adjectivepalace revolution, nounparamilitary, adjectivepartisan, adjectivepartisan, nounparty, nounparty political, adjectiveparty politics, nounpinko, nounpro-, prefixpro-choice, adjectiveR, rabble-rousing, nounradical, nounrally, nounreactionary, adjectiverealign, verbrebel, nounrebellion, nounrebellious, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounrepublican, nounrevolt, nounrevolt, verbrevolutionary, adjectiverevolutionary, nounrightist, adjectiveright-of-centre, adjectiveright-wing, adjectiveroyalist, nounseparatist, nounspecial interest group, nounsplinter group, nounsplit, verbsubcommittee, nounsubversion, nounsuffragette, nounsympathizer, nounsympathy, nountendency, nounTory, nounTrotskyite, nountrue-blue, adjectiveUnionist, nounuprising, nounWhig, nounwing, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► popular uprising an attempt by a group of people to change the government, laws etc in an area or country SYN rebellion: a popular uprising (=by the ordinary people in a country) an armed uprising► see thesaurus at revolution a popular uprising (=by the ordinary people in a country) ► armed uprising an armed uprising COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► popular· The regime was overthrown by a popular uprising on Dec. 22, 1989.· But as normality resumes, a strange myth still hovers around the popular uprising that overthrew Slobodan Milosevic.· Marcos was overthrown in 1986 after a popular uprising. VERB► crush· Troops were sent in to crush the uprising at Carandiru prison in Sao Paulo. ► suppress· Some seek revenge for atrocities committed in suppressing the Shia uprising.· Force is conveniently used to suppress political uprising.· This runs parallel with the use of force to suppress uprisings in poor nations against policies of these same institutions. |
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