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单词 rebel
释义 rebel
I. reb·el \ˈrebəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis, from re- + bellum war, from Old Latin duellum — more at duel
1.
 a. : opposing or taking arms against the government or ruler of a country
  < the rebel general >
  < the rebel lord >
  < his rebel son >
 b. : of, relating to, or belonging to rebels
  < the rebel army >
  < the rebel camp >
2. : disobedient, rebellious
 < fonder of alliterative rhythm, and more rebel to strict metrical ways — George Saintsbury >
II. rebel noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French rebelle, from Old French rebelle, adjective
1. : one who opposes authority or restraint : one who breaks with established custom or tradition
 < a rebel against the conventions of education — Allen Johnson >
 < a rebel priding himself on his unorthodoxy — Anthony West >
2. : one who participates in a rebellion
 < forsook peaceful methods of reform and became a real rebelAmerican Guide Series: Rhode Island >
 < cities that were faithful have gone under to rebels — Gilbert Parker >
III. re·bel \rə̇ˈbel, rēˈ-\ intransitive verb
(rebelled ; rebelled ; rebelling ; rebels)
Etymology: Middle English rebellen, from Middle French rebeller, from Latin rebellare to make war again, rebel, from re- + bellare to make war, from bellum war
1.
 a. : to oppose or disobey one in authority or control
  < rebelled against the leaders of his party and voted with the opposition >
 b. : to renounce and resist by force the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes allegiance
  < rebelled and raised an army to overthrow the king >
  < rebelled against the national government and declared their autonomy >
2.
 a. : to put up a fight : show opposition
  < rebelled against the industrialized urban life about him — W.P.Clancy >
  < rebelled at the routine of a clerk's work — J.E.Ferris >
 b. : to feel or exhibit anger or revulsion
  < rebelled at the injustice of his situation and cursed his fate >
  < his senses rebelled at the sights and smells of the town >
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