revolt

Compared meaning: to cause a strong feeling of disgust (verb).

比较义项：（使人）产生强烈的厌恶感（动词）。

• disgust

  Transitive causative verb: the subject causes disgust in someone else; the default, most common everyday choice for both moral and physical revulsion.

  及物致使动词：主语使他人产生厌恶感；是日常最通用的词，既可指生理上的反感，也可指道德上的反感。

  The way he spoke to the waiter disgusted everyone at the table.

  他对服务员说话的方式让餐桌上的每个人都感到厌恶。

• revolt 本词

  Used intransitively with 'at': the subject itself feels strong disgust, unlike disgust or sicken, which describe causing disgust in someone else; more formal and literary in tone.

  常与介词 at 连用作不及物动词：主语本身对某事产生强烈的厌恶感，这与 disgust、sicken（主语使他人产生厌恶）不同；语气更书面、更文学化。

  He revolted at the thought of eating raw insects for dinner.

  一想到晚餐要吃生昆虫，他就感到强烈的厌恶。

• sicken

  Transitive causative verb like disgust, but adds a sense of building nausea or sickness, often paired with 'began to' for a gradual reaction; frequently used about upsetting news or cruelty.

  和 disgust 一样是及物致使动词，但更强调逐渐产生的恶心或反胃感，常与 began to 连用；多用于描述令人不安的新闻或残忍行为。

  Reports of the abuse began to sicken people across the country.

  有关虐待事件的报道开始让全国民众感到恶心。

Disgust, revolt, and sicken can all mean to cause strong disgust. Disgust is transitive: the subject causes disgust in someone else, the most common choice. Revolt, used with 'at', means the subject itself feels disgust, sounding literary. Sicken adds a sense of growing nausea.

这三个词都可以表达“（使人）产生强烈的厌恶感”，但用法和语气不同：disgust 最通用，是及物致使动词，主语使他人产生厌恶；revolt 在这一义项中常以不及物形式“revolt at”出现，指主语自己对某事感到厌恶，语气更书面、更文学化；sicken 同样是致使动词，但更强调逐渐产生的恶心、反胃感，常与 began to 搭配。这里不比较 revolt 的“反抗、起义”义，也不比较 sicken 表示“患病”的用法。

Compared meaning: organized resistance against a government or authority (noun).

比较义项：有组织地反抗政府或当权者（起义、叛乱）（名词）。

• rebellion

  The broadest, most neutral term for organized armed resistance to a government; often describes a sustained or large-scale struggle rather than a brief outbreak.

  rebellion是最通用、最中性的词，指有组织地武装反抗政府；往往描述持续时间较长或规模较大的斗争，而非短暂的爆发。

  The rebellion dragged on for years before the army finally crushed it.

  这场叛乱持续了数年，最终被军队镇压。

• uprising

  Uprising emphasizes a spontaneous, popular revolt by ordinary people reacting to a specific grievance such as oppression or hardship; it is usually short-lived.

  uprising强调普通民众因某一具体不满（如压迫或困苦）而自发揭竿而起，通常持续时间较短。

  Food shortages sparked a sudden uprising among villagers in the capital.

  粮食短缺引发了首都村民的一场突发起义。

• revolt 本词

  Revolt is the most general word; the authority resisted need not be a government at all, and it can also describe resistance to a boss, school, or other authority.

  revolt是语义最宽泛的词，反抗对象不必是政府，也可以是老板、学校等其他权威。

  Employees staged a quiet revolt against the new dress code.

  员工们对新的着装规定发起了一场无声的反抗。

• insurrection

  Insurrection is the strongest and most formal term, stressing violent and often illegal action aimed at overthrowing government authority; it is usually smaller in scale and fails quickly.

  insurrection是语气最强、最正式的词，强调以暴力甚至非法手段试图推翻政府权力，规模通常较小，也往往很快失败。

  The insurrection was crushed within days by government troops.

  这场暴动在几天内就被政府军镇压了。

Rebellion, uprising, revolt and insurrection all mean organized resistance to a government. Rebellion is broad, often a large, sustained struggle. Uprising is a short revolt by ordinary people. Revolt is most general; the authority need not be a government. Insurrection is strongest, and fails quickly.

这四个词都指有组织地反抗政府或当权者，但语气、规模和适用对象不同：rebellion最通用中性，常指持续较久的大规模武装对抗；uprising强调普通民众因不满而自发揭竿而起，通常较短暂；revolt语义最宽泛，反抗对象不限于政府，也可以是雇主、学校等任何权威，该词也常作动词使用；insurrection语气最强、最正式，强调暴力甚至非法手段，规模通常较小，也更容易很快被镇压。这里不比较revolt作动词“起来反抗”的用法。