词汇 | revolted |
释义 | revolted past simple and past participle ofrevolt revolt verb uk /rɪˈvəʊlt/ us /rɪˈvoʊlt/ revoltverb (PROTEST)C2[ I ] If a large number of people revolt, they refuse to be controlled or ruled, and take action against authority, often violent action: 反抗;造反;反叛 The people revolted against foreign rule and established their own government.人们奋起反抗外来统治,并成立了自己的政府。 Synonym rise(BE OPPOSED TO) Taking action against people in power anarchist angry young man anti-apartheid anti-state bring insurgency insurrection level up mutineer mutinous red flag revolt revolution revolutionarily revolutionary subversively subversiveness topple troublemaker ungovernable revoltverb (UNPLEASANT FEELING)C2[ T ] to make someone feel unpleasantly shocked or disgusted: 使厌恶;使惊骇;使反感 We were revolted by the dirt and mess in her house.她家里又脏又乱,我们看着心里生厌。 It revolts me to know that the world spends so much money on arms when millions are dying of hunger.这个世界有数以百万计的人因饥饿挣扎在死亡线上,但却有那么多的钱花在军备上,这真让我感到震惊。 Synonyms disgust repel(CAUSE STRONG DISLIKE) See also revulsion Inspiring dislike aversive cloy disgust dread dreaded gross gross someone out it makes me (want to) pukeidiom non-charismatic repel repulse resistible revolt sick unbeloved uncharming unendearing unlamented Examples of revoltedrevolted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Its hegemony lasted until about 1450 when, during a period of severe drought and cold, its vassals revolted and destroyed the city. Ultimately the pro-division faction contrived to get the government to support its position and when the ' rebel' party revolted, the federal army unleashed counter-revolutionary terror. And they could even have fled the land or revolted against the new regime if the changes were perceived to be too burdensome. Most were appalled and revolted by such a prospect. So too, men and women handle string bags every day, often admiringly and possessively, but they are revolted by placentas and other birth substances. The author's conclusion that 'the clergy were revolted by any idea of collaborationism' (pp. 348-51) can thus be hardly reconciled with his evidence. For example, contemporary intelligence reports noted that from 1917 the movement adopted a more radical agenda that revolted 'against the whole of the accepted system of industry'. The adjustment of emotions and expectations to the realities of inherited social practice against which few revolted gave an unusual colouring to the affects of marital life. The whole country is revolted by this crime against her family and against her whole community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They revolted against it, and rightly, because minorities ought not to suffer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole population was revolted at the system of government that had been imposed on them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most ordinary people are revolted by what those workers have to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One would have thought his common sense would have revolted against so startling a proposition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They see indecent publications on the bookstalls, but do not buy them because they are not interested, or are revolted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The world has been shocked and revolted by the scale of savagery and the crude brutality witnessed there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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