N-VAR 起义;造反;叛乱 An insurrection is violent action that is taken by a large group of people against the rulers of their country, usually in order to remove them from office. 起义;造反;叛乱 [formal]
They were plotting to stage an armed insurrection.
他们正密谋发动武装起义。
Those found guilty of rebellion and insurrection will be sentenced to life imprisonment.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSURRECTION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤armed武裝起義◇Years of discontent turned into armed insurrection.積年的憤懣轉化為武裝起義。➤popular民眾暴動◇There was a popular insurrection against the police.發生了針對警察的民眾暴動。➤slave (especially NAmE) 奴隸暴動VERB + INSURRECTION➤plan策劃暴動◇In 1822 he planned a slave insurrection in South Carolina.1822 年,他在南卡羅來納州策劃了一場奴隸暴動。➤lead領導起義▸➤launch發動起義▸➤crush, put down, suppress (especially NAmE) 撲滅叛亂;鎮壓起義PREPOSITION➤insurrection against反抗⋯的起義◇insurrection against the monarchy反抗君主制的起義