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uprising

noun
🔊/ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ/
🔊/ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ/
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  1. uprising (against something) a situation in which a group of people join together in order to fight against the people who are in power起义；暴动；造反 synonym rebellion, revolt
    • He led an armed uprising against the government.他领导了一场武装起义，反对政府。
    • a popular uprising (= by the ordinary people of the country)平民暴动
    • to crush/suppress an uprising粉碎／镇压暴动
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    • He was killed in the Soweto uprising.他在索韦托起义中遇害。
    • an uprising led by a rebel cleric由反叛的教士领导的暴动
    • the 1951 uprising against colonial rule1951 年反对殖民统治的起义
    • the failed uprising of 18301830 年以失败告终的起义
    • He used his troops to crush a popular uprising in the north.他动用自己的部队镇压北方的民众起义。
    • the 1956/Hungarian uprising1956年／匈牙利起义
    Topics Social issuesc2, Politicsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • failed
    • mass
    • national
    • …
    verb + uprising
    • provoke
    • spark
    • spark off
    • …
    preposition
    • during the uprising
    • in the uprising
    • uprising against
    • …
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