rebellion

1. N-VAR A rebellion is a violent organized action by a large group of people who are trying to change their country's political system. 叛亂

The government soon put down the rebellion. 政府很快鎮(zhèn)壓了這次叛亂。

2. N-VAR A situation in which people show their opposition to the way things have been done in the past can be referred to as a rebellion. 反抗

Women are waging a quiet rebellion against the traditional roles their mothers have played. 婦女們正悄悄地發(fā)動(dòng)一場(chǎng)反抗她們的母親們所扮縯的傳統(tǒng)角色的運(yùn)動(dòng)。