每日英语单词35:revolt


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revolt

vt.  (使)厌恶;

vi.  反叛,背叛; 厌恶,反感;

n.  造反,起义;

形近词

 

 

volt

n.  伏特; [马术]环骑; [剑]闪避;

revoke

vt.  撤销,取消;  废除;

vi.  有牌不跟;

revolve

vt.& vi.  使旋转;  反复考虑;  使循环;

vi.  旋转;  循环出现;  反复考虑;

devout

adj.  虔诚的; 真诚的,诚恳的; 献身于宗教的;

revile

vt.  辱骂,痛斥;

n.  谩骂者



revolt   
英[rɪˈvəʊlt]   美 [rɪˈvoʊlt] 
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vt.  (使)厌恶;
vi.  反叛,背叛; 厌恶,反感;
n.  造反,起义;
词根:re向后,相反+volt转→态度反转→revolt
① (N-VAR) 反叛;起义;叛乱;抗争 
A revolt is an illegal and often violent attempt by a group of people to change their country'spolitical system.
● It was undeniably a revolt by ordinary people against their leaders... 
不可否认,这是一场平民百姓反抗领导人的起义。
② (VERB) 反叛;起义;叛乱;抗争 
When people revolt,they make an illegal and often violent attempt to change their country'spolitical system.
● In 1375 the townspeoplerevolted... 
1375年,市民奋起反抗。
③ (N-VAR) (对权威的)反抗,拒绝服从 
A revolt by a person or group against someone or something is a refusal to accept the authority of that person or thing.
● The prime minister isfacing a revolt by party activists over his refusal to hold areferendum... 
因为拒绝进行公民投票,首相正面临着党内激进分子的反抗。
④ (VERB) 反抗,拒绝服从(权威) 
When people revolt against someone or something, they reject the authority of that person or reject that thing.
● The prime minister only reacted when three of his senior cabinet colleagues revolted and resigned in protest on Friday night... 
直到周五晚上首相的3位高级内阁同僚倒戈并辞职以示抗议时,首相才有所反应。
● Caroline revoltedagainst her ballet training at sixteen. 
卡罗琳16岁时拒绝接受芭蕾舞训练。
 
形近词:
1、volt
英 [vəʊlt]   美[voʊlt] 
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n.  伏特;[马术]环骑; [剑]闪避;
① (N-COUNT) 伏特,伏(电压单位)
Avolt is a unit used to measure the force of an electric current.
 
2、revoke
英 [rɪˈvəʊk]   美[rɪˈvoʊk] 
vt.  撤销,取消;废除;
vi.  有牌不跟;
词根:re回、向后+vok呼喊+e→收回说出的话→revoke取消,撤回  
① (VERB) 取消,废除,撤销(许可、法律、协议等) 
When people in authority revoke something such as a licence, a law, or an agreement, theycancel it.
● The government revoked her husband's license to operate migrant labor crews. 
政府撤销了她丈夫管理外来打工人群的许可证。
 
3、revolve
英 [rɪˈvɒlv]   美[rɪˈvɑlv] 
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vt.&vi.  使旋转; 反复考虑; 使循环;
vi.  旋转;循环出现; 反复考虑;
词根:re再+volv旋转,卷+e→再转一次→旋转;循环  
① (VERB) 围绕;以…为中心;以…为主要特征 
If you say that onething revolves around another thing, you mean that the second thing is the main feature or focus of the first thing.
● Since childhood, herlife has revolved around tennis... 
从孩童时期开始,她的生活就以网球为中心。
② (VERB) (讨论或对话)以…为主题,围绕 
If a discussion or conversation revolves around a particular topic, it is mainly about that topic.
● The debate revolves around specific accounting techniques... 
这场争论的焦点是具体的会计技术。
③ (VERB) 围绕…旋转 
If one object revolves around another object, the first object turns in a circle around the second object.
● The satellite revolvesaround the Earth once every hundred minutes. 
这颗人造卫星每100分钟围绕地球旋转一周。
④ (V-ERG) (使)旋转;(使)转动 
When something revolves or when you revolve it, it moves or turns in a circle around a central point orline.
● Overhead, the fanrevolved slowly... 
风扇在头顶上缓缓地转动着。
 
4、devout
英 [dɪˈvaʊt]   美[dɪˈvaʊt] 
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adj.  虔诚的;真诚的,诚恳的; 献身于宗教的;
① (ADJ-GRADED) 虔诚的;虔敬的
A devout person has deep religious beliefs.
● She was a devout Christian... 
她是一个虔诚的基督徒。
② (ADJ-GRADED) 衷心的;坚定的;坚决的 
If you describe someone as a devout supporter or a devout opponent of something, you mean that they support it enthusiastically or oppose it strongly.
● ...devoutMarxists. 
坚定的马克思主义者
 
4、revile  
英 [rɪˈvaɪl]   美[rɪˈvaɪl] 
     GRE
vt.  辱骂,痛斥;
n.  谩骂者;
词根:re一再+vile卑鄙的→一再使别人感到卑劣→revile辱骂  
① (VERB) 憎恨;辱骂;谩骂;痛斥
If someone or something is reviled, people hate them intensely or show their hatred of them.
● He was just as feared and reviled as his tyrannical parents... 
他和他专横残暴的父母一样为人惧怕和憎恨。
正能量语录:
“耽误你的不是运气和时机,而是你数不清的犹豫。”  

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