Word · Frequency #10350
uprising
起义；暴动；造反
a popular revolt against a government or authority; an insurrection
- 1.
A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.
试图推翻政府或其政策的民众起义；叛乱。
- 2.
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
有组织的反抗当局；派系争夺控制权的冲突
试图推翻政府或其政策的民众起义；叛乱。；有组织的反抗当局；派系争夺控制权的冲突；起义；升起；[法] 起义；暴动
In use
The government quickly sent troops to put down the uprising in the capital.
The uprising began after months of rising food prices and unemployment.
Historical records describe several uprisings against the old regime.
an uprising against + n
against 后常接政府、制度、统治者等反抗对象。
The uprising against the corrupt government was quickly crushed.
反对腐败政府的起义很快被镇压了。
put down/suppress an uprising
put down 和 suppress 都表示“镇压”，是 uprising 的常见搭配。
Troops were called in to put down the uprising.
军队被调来镇压起义。
an uprising breaks out
break out 表示“突然爆发”，主语为 uprising。
Connections
Collocations
- popular uprising
- 民众起义
- The popular uprising forced the dictator to resign.民众起义迫使独裁者辞职。
- armed uprising
- 武装起义
- The armed uprising was quickly suppressed by government troops.武装起义很快被政府军镇压。
- put down an uprising
- 镇压起义
- The army was sent to put down the uprising.军队被派去镇压起义。
- spark an uprising
- 引发起义
- The sudden rise in food prices sparked an uprising.食品价格突然上涨引发了起义。
- quell an uprising
- 平息起义
- The government took drastic measures to quell the uprising.政府采取严厉措施平息起义。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 up（向上）+ rising（升起）：民众如潮水般“升起”反抗当局，就是起义。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、历史叙述、政治评论 uprising 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在新闻报道、历史叙述和政治评论中，指民众或有组织群体反抗政府或权威的举动。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /aɪzɪŋ/ 结尾，与 uprising 的重读元音和后面音节构成押韵。注意拼写相似但读音不同的词：praising /ˈpreɪzɪŋ/、raising /ˈreɪzɪŋ/ 中 ai 读 /eɪ/；housing /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ 的元音也不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.