- uprising (against something)
a situation in which a group of people join together in order to fight against the people who are in power synonym rebellion, revolt起义;暴动;造反 He led an armed uprising against the government. 他领导了一场反对政府的武装起义。 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc2, Politicsc2He 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 rule 1951 年反对殖民统治的起义 the failed uprising of 1830 1830 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 uprising 1956年/匈牙利起义
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- failed
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- provoke
- spark
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- during the uprising
- in the uprising
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