亚洲网紅露点

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uprising

[ uhp-rahy-zing, uhp-rahy-zing ]

noun

  1. an insurrection or revolt.

    Synonyms:

  2. an act of rising rise up.
  3. an ascent or acclivity.


uprising

/ 藞蕦p藢ra瑟z瑟艐; 蕦p藞ra瑟z瑟艐 /

noun

  1. a revolt or rebellion
  2. archaic.
    an ascent
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of uprising1

Middle English word dating back to 1200鈥50; up-, rising
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I'd been detained at the start of the uprising that year, and several times afterwards; I witnessed men lined up to be beaten and heard screams of torture.

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The link between happiness and well-being and political uprising or radicalization is well-documented.

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The National Park Service has eliminated the 'T' from its page explaining the importance of the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York.

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The UK took the decision to cut aid after accusing the country of supporting M23, a rebel group that has captured swathes of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a deadly uprising.

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Rebellion 鈥 the Black, Asian, Chicano and Native American artists and filmmakers who emerged from UCLA鈥檚 School of Theater, Film and Television in the years after the 1965 Watts uprising.

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