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叛徒,反叛者造反,反抗,谋反,抵抗,反感造反的,反抗的
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Rebel \Reb"el\, a. [F. rebelle, fr. L. rebellis. See {Rebel}, v.
t.]
Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt;
rebellious; as, rebel troops.
Whoso be rebel to my judgment. --Chaucer.
Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. --Milton.
Rebel \Reb"el\, n. [F. rebelle.]
One who rebels.
Syn: Revolter; insurgent.
Usage: {Rebel}, {Insurgent}. Insurgent marks an early, and
rebel a more advanced, stage of opposition to
government. The former rises up against his rulers,
the latter makes war upon them.
Rebel \Re*bel"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rebelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Rebelling}.] [F. rebeller, fr. L. rebellare to make war
again; pref. re- again + bellare to make war, fr. bellum war.
See {Bellicose}, and cf. {Revel} to carouse.]
1. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the
ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See
{Rebellion}.
The murmur and the churl's rebelling. --Chaucer.
Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel
this day against the Lord. --Josh. xxii.
16.
2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or
insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
Hoe could my hand rebel against my heart? How could
you heart rebel against your reason? --Dryden.
资料来源 : WordNet®
Rebel
n 1: `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers
by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War;
`grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
[syn: {Reb}, {Johnny Reb}, {Johnny}, {grayback}]
2: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the
constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving
conditions) [syn: {insurgent}, {insurrectionist}, {freedom
fighter}]
3: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and
action [syn: {maverick}]
v 1: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
{arise}, {rise}, {rise up}]
2: break with established customs [syn: {renegade}]