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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。
起义；暴动；造反
uprisings — plural of uprising
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起义；暴动；造反
a popular revolt against a government or authority; an insurrection
The uprising against the corrupt government was quickly crushed.
反对腐败政府的起义很快被镇压了。
试图推翻政府或其政策的民众起义；叛乱。
A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.
有组织的反抗当局；派系争夺控制权的冲突
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
The government quickly sent troops to put down the uprising in the capital.
政府迅速派兵镇压首都的起义。
The uprising began after months of rising food prices and unemployment.
这次起义是在食品价格和失业率连续数月上涨后开始的。
Historical records describe several uprisings against the old regime.
历史记录描述了几次反抗旧政权的起义。
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 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。
break out 表示“突然爆发”，主语为 uprising。
An uprising broke out in the northern provinces.
北方几个省份爆发了起义。
Not this
The citizens uprising against the dictator.
Use this
The citizens rose up against the dictator.
uprising 是名词，意为“起义”；此处需要谓语动词，应使用动词短语 rise up（过去式 rose up）。
Not this
There was uprising in several cities.
Use this
There was an uprising in several cities.
uprising 是可数名词，单数形式前需加冠词 an/a；汉语“起义”不用冠词，这是典型迁移错误。
Not this
The workers made an uprising against the factory owners.
Use this
The workers staged an uprising against the factory owners.
英语中与 uprising 搭配的常用动词是 stage/launch，不能说 make an uprising；汉语“发动起义”直译成 make 是搭配错误。
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民众起义
The popular uprising forced the dictator to resign.
民众起义迫使独裁者辞职。
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。
镇压起义
The army was sent to put down the uprising.
军队被派去镇压起义。
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。
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。
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联想 up（向上）+ rising（升起）：民众如潮水般“升起”反抗当局，就是起义。
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。
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。
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