The peasants revolted against the oppressive taxes imposed by the king.

revolted 是动词 revolt 的过去式。revolt 由前缀 re-（表示"反对、反向"）和词根 volt（来自拉丁语 volvere，意为"转动"）组成，字面意思是"反向转动"，引申为"反抗、起义"的意思。