rebel
US: /ˈɹɛbəɫ/, /ɹɪˈbɛɫ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
rebel /'rebl/
- danh từ
- người nổi loạn, người phiến loạn
- người chống đối (lại chính quyền, chính sách, luật pháp...)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) người dân các bang miền nam
- (định ngữ) nổi loạn, phiến loạn; chống đối
- the rebel army: đạo quân nổi loạn[ri'bel]
- nội động từ (+ against)
- dấy loạn, nổi loạn
- chống đối
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 a person who fights against the government of their country: rebel forces + Armed rebels advanced towards the capital. + Some parts of the country fell into rebel hands.
2 a person who opposes sb in authority over them within an organization, a political party, etc: A number of Tory rebels are planning to vote against the government.
3 a person who does not like to obey rules or who does not accept normal standards of behaviour, dress, etc: I've always been the rebel of the family. + He was a rebel in his teens but he's a respectable citizen these days.
+ verb
sth) to fight against or refuse to obey an authority, for example a government, a system, your parents, etc: He later rebelled against his strict religious upbringing. + Most teenagers find something to rebel against.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 revolt, mutiny, rise up:
The people will rebel if subjected to more oppression.
2 Often, rebel against. defy, flout, dare, challenge; disobey, dissent:
It is in the nature of young people to rebel against authority and the status quo.
n.
3 revolutionary, revolutionist, insurgent, insurrrectionist, mutineer, resister, resistance fighter, freedom fighter:
We call ourselves fighters for justice, but the unjust call us rebels and traitors
4 heretic, nonconformist, apostate, dissenter, recusant, schismatic:
James's problem was that he was a rebel without a cause.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
anti-government | left-wing, right-wing | US-backed, etc. | former | armed
QUANT.
band, group
VERB + REBEL
back, help, support
They sent in troops to back the rebels.
| repel | defeat | join | lead
REBEL + VERB
be based …
The rebels were based in camps along the border.
| advance | attack sth | capture sth, gain/regain/seize/take control (of sth)
The rebels seized control of the national radio headquarters.
REBEL + NOUN
faction, group, movement | army, fighters, force/forces, soldiers, troops, officers | commander, leader | control
The southern parts of the country had fallen into rebel control.
| base, camp, position, stronghold | activity, advance, assault, attack, invasion | cause, movement
new recruits to the rebel cause
PREP.
against the ~
military operations against the rebels
| ~ against
a group of rebels against the emperor
PHRASES
a bit/something of a rebel
(figurative) He's a bit of a rebel (= he doesn't like to obey rules).
Concise English dictionary
rebelled|rebelling|rebels'rebl
noun
+`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
+a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
+someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
verb
+take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
+break with established customs
adj.
+used by Northerners of Confederate soldiers
