mutiny
UK ['mju:.tɪ.ni] US [-tˌɪ-] noun countable or uncountable
■when a group of people, especially soldiers or sailors, refuse to obey orders and/or attempt to take control from people in authority （尤指士兵或船员的）叛乱，哗变，暴动•Conditions on the ship were often very bad, and crews were on the point of mutiny.船上的情况往往非常恶劣，船员随时可能发动哗变。 •There were rumours of mutiny among the troops.部队里有兵变的传言。 •Soldiers and police killed 250-300 prisoners while crushing mutinies in three jails.士兵和员警在镇压三个监狱的暴动时击毙了250至300名囚犯。
UK ['mju:.tɪ.ni] US [-tˌɪ-] verb intransitive
■to take part in a mutiny 反叛，叛变•The crew mutinied and murdered the ship's captain.船员哗变，杀害了船长。 •The troops mutinied against their officers.士兵反抗他们的长官。 |