I was instantly branded as a rebel...是什么意思？

I was instantly branded as a rebel...

转眼间我被诬蔑为叛徒。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

instantly

adv. 立即，马上，立刻，马上地，即刻地，立即地；conj. 一…就；

例句
The proposal was instantly voted through with two to one in favour, accompanied by enthusiastic applause...
在热烈的掌声中，提案以2比1的优势很快通过了表决。

branded

adj. 打有烙印的；v. 污辱( brand的过去式和过去分词 )，铭刻于，加商标于，打烙印于；

例句
I was instantly branded as a rebel...
转眼间我被诬蔑为叛徒。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

rebel

n. 反政府的人，反叛者，造反者，叛逆者；adj. 反抗的，造反的；

例句
Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital...
来自乍得的报告显示叛军正向首都推进。