Tra từ revolt - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·volt [revolt revolts revolted revolting] noun, verb BrE [rɪˈvəʊlt] NAmE [rɪˈvoʊlt]
noun countable, uncountable
a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence; the action of protesting against authority
Syn: ↑uprising
•the Peasants' Revolt of 1381
•to lead/stage a revolt
•The army quickly crushed the revolt.
•the biggest back-bench revolt this government has ever seen
•Attempts to negotiate peace ended in armed revolt.
• (formal)The people rose in revolt.

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French révolte (noun), révolter (verb), from Italian rivoltare, based on Latin revolvere ‘roll back’, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.

Example Bank:
•Revolt broke out when the government decided to raise the price of bread.
•The Great Revolt of 1381 may have been caused by attempts to keep wages down.
•The farmers rose in revolt.
•The party leadership is facing open revolt.
•The regime was finally overthrown by a popular revolt.
•The revolt was suppressed with total ruthlessness.
•There was a general revolt against the leadership at the party congress.
•There was a widespread revolt against the party leadership.
•a revolt by backbenchers
•a student-led revolt
•revolt within the party
•the farmers' revolt over imported meat
•the revolt against the new tax
•the revolt against the poll tax in Britain
•27 members of the Bohemian nobility led the revolt against Ferdinand II.
•A shareholders' revolt against the chairman led to senior management changes.
•The Peasants Revolt of 1381 was the first popular uprising in England.

verb
1. intransitive to take violent action against the people in power
Syn: ↑rebel, Syn: rise up
•The peasants threatened to revolt.
•~ against sb/sth Finally the people revolted against the military dictatorship.
see also ↑revolution
2. intransitive ~ (against sth) to behave in a way that is the opposite of what sb expects of you, especially in protest
Syn: ↑rebel
•Teenagers often revolt against parental discipline.
3. transitive ~ sb to make you feel horror or disgust
Syn: ↑disgust
•All the violence in the movie revolted me.
•The way he ate his food revolted me.
see also ↑revulsion
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French révolte (noun), révolter (verb), from Italian rivoltare, based on Latin revolvere ‘roll back’, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.

Collocations:
War and peace
Starting a war
declare/make/wage war (on sb/sth)
go to war (against/with sb)
cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
enter/invade/occupy sb's territory
lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
Military operations
adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres/(especially US) maneuvers
send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on sb)
employ/use guerrilla tactics
conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
achieve/win a decisive victory
halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
order/force a retreat
Fighting
join/serve in the army/navy/air force
be/go/remain/serve on active duty
serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
be sent to the front (line)
attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
call for/be met with armed resistance
come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at sb/sth)
shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
become/be held as a prisoner of war
Civilians in war
harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
impose/enforce/lift a curfew
engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
Making peace
make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
sign a ceasefire agreement
call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of sb/sth
establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty

Example Bank:
•She was revolted by the smell of stale beer and vomit in the room.
•The peasants revolted against high taxes and the losses of the war.