单词 | uprising |
释义 | uprising (ʌpraɪzɪŋ ) Word forms: uprisings countable noun [usually singular] When there is an uprising, a group of people start fighting against the people who are in power in their country, because they want to bring about a political change. ...a popular uprising against the authoritarian government. [+ against] Isolated attacks in the north-east of the country have now turned into a full-scale uprising. Synonyms: rebellion, rising, revolution, outbreak Collocations: start of an uprising Some believed they were witnessing the start of an uprising. Times, Sunday Times In a couple of hours after the start of the uprising, a strict revolutionary order was established. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The attack was followed by a military offensive by government forces into the area, which had been hotbeds of opposition since the start of the uprising. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The council uprising started in 1920 to spread with factory occupations where the management was overtaken by the workers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Virtually none escaped, although some were taken prisoner weeks after the uprising started. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 起义 Japanese: 反乱 |
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