revolt

反乱を起こす、反抗する

支配者や権力に従うのを拒み、反対する行動を起こすこと。

やさしい英語で： To refuse to obey a ruler or authority and act against them.

• The soldiers revolted against their officers.
• Farmers revolted when the king raised taxes.
• The population may revolt if food prices keep rising.

使い方： revolt against someone/something (The workers revolted against the new rules.)

類義語： rebel, rise up

反対語： obey, submit

よく使う表現： revolt against someone, revolt against authority, revolt against taxes

嫌悪感を抱かせる、むかつかせる

不快なことや不正によって、強い嫌悪や怒りを感じさせること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel very sick, shocked, or upset because something is unpleasant or wrong.

• His cruelty revolts me.
• The smell revolted everyone in the room.
• She was revolted by the way they treated the animals.

使い方： something revolts someone (The smell of rotten food revolts me.); be revolted by something (We were revolted by their cruelty.)

類義語： disgust, repel, sicken

反対語： delight, attract

よく使う表現： revolt someone, revolt the public

嫌悪を覚える、むかつく

不快なことや不正に強い嫌悪や怒りを感じること。

やさしい英語で： To feel strong disgust or shock at something unpleasant or wrong.

• His stomach revolted at the smell.
• Her heart revolts at such cruelty.
• My whole nature revolted at the thought of hurting an innocent person.

使い方： revolt at something (Her conscience revolted at the thought of betraying him.)

類義語： recoil, be disgusted

よく使う表現： revolt at something, revolt at cruelty, stomach revolts

反乱、蜂起

集団が政府や権力者をその地位から追い出そうとすること。

やさしい英語で： An attempt by a group to force a government or other authority out of power.

• The army crushed the revolt.
• Several revolts broke out across the country.
• The prisoners organized a revolt against the guards.

使い方： revolt against someone/something (The workers began a revolt against their rulers.)

類義語： rebellion, uprising

よく使う表現： armed revolt, revolt against something, lead a revolt