英语词汇“rebel”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

rebel

例句

noun | verb

rebelrebel1 /ˈrebəl/ noun ► rebel

someone who fights against the leader or government of his or her own country:

Rebels have taken control of government buildings.

➔ A rebel is also someone, especially a young person, who refuses to do what people in authority want him or her to do: I was kind of a rebel in high school - I even almost dropped out.

► revolutionary AWL

someone who wants to get rid of the old government, especially by using force:

In the 1800s, revolutionaries in Uruguay wanted to be free of Spanish rule.

► guerrilla

a member of a group of fighters who are not part of an official army and are fighting for political reasons:

The guerrillas attacked an army patrol and killed four U.S. soldiers.

► freedom fighter

someone who fights to get rid of the government so that the people in a country can be free. You usually use freedom fighters when you support what they are doing:

Some people thought they were freedom fighters. Other people said they were terrorists.

► terrorist

someone who uses violent actions for political reasons:

Terrorists blew up the ship in the harbor.

noun | verb

rebelrebel2 /rɪˈbel/ verb (past tense and past participle rebelled, present participle rebelling) ► rebel

to refuse to do what your parents, teachers, or people in authority tell you to do:

Teenagers often rebel against their parents and argue with them.

Voters are openly rebelling against the government.

► revolt

to refuse to obey the government, and use violence to try to change it:

In Egypt, the people revolted against the government and held big demonstrations in the main square in Cairo.

➔ You can also use revolt when a group of people refuse to accept a decision or law: Shareholders revolted against the plan to increase the Chief Executive's pay.

► disobey

to not do what someone or something tells you to do:

He disobeyed his commanding officer and refused to shoot.

If you disobey the law, you can expect to be punished.

► defy

to deliberately disobey a person, government, or law, in a way that shows you do not care if you make someone angry or get punished:

The workers defied federal law and went on strike.

She defied her parents and married him against their wishes.

ANTONYMS ➔ see obey

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