mutiny

1. N-VAR A mutiny is a refusal by people, usually soldiers or sailors, to continue obeying a person in authority. (常指士兵或水手的) 哗变

A series of coup attempts and mutinies within the armed forces destabilized the regime. 武装部队内部一系列政变图谋和哗变动摇了该政权。

2. V-I If a group of people, usually soldiers or sailors, mutiny, they refuse to continue obeying a person in authority. 反叛

Units stationed around the capital mutinied because they had received no pay for nine months. 驻扎在首都周边的部队反叛了，因为他们9个月没领到工资了。