riot
n. 騷亂,暴動,暴亂,騷動,混亂; 放蕩,鬧飲,嘈鬧的宴會,喝酒狂鬧; 五色繽紛,喧囂嘈雜; (想像,感情等的)奔放
vi. 暴動,鬧事; 放蕩
vt. 浪費; 揮霍
When there is a riot, a crowd of people behave violently in a public place, for example they fight, throw stones, or damage buildings and vehicles.
Twelve inmates have been killed during a riot at the prison.
12名犯人在一場監獄暴亂中被殺害。
If people riot, they behave violently in a public place.
Last year 600 inmates rioted, starting fires and building barricades...
去年,600名犯人鬧事,他們縱火併設定路障。
They rioted in protest against the government.
他們發動暴亂,以抗議政府的行為。
If you say that there is a riot of something pleasant such as colour, you mean that there is a large amount of various types of it.
All the cacti were in flower, so that the desert was a riot of colour...
所有的仙人掌都開花了,整個沙漠裡五彩繽紛。
With Indian cuisine, you expect a riot of tastes and spices.
印度菜餚口味豐富,並新增各種香料。
If someone in authority reads you the riot act, they tell you that you will be punished unless you start behaving properly.
I'm glad you read the riot act to Billy. He's still a kid and still needs to be told what to do.
我很高興你警告比利不許胡鬧。他還是個孩子,仍然需要有人告訴他該做什麼。
If people run riot, they behave in a wild and uncontrolled manner.
Rampaging prisoners ran riot through Strangeways jail.
斯特蘭韋斯監獄裡那些狂暴的囚犯們全都失去了控制。
If something such as your imagination runs riot, it is not limited or controlled, and produces ideas that are new or exciting, rather than sensible.
A conservatory offers the perfect excuse to let your imagination run riot.
音樂學院讓你有充分的理由任想象力自由馳騁。
We have no proof and when there is no proof, rumour runs riot.
我們沒有證據,只要沒有證據,謠言就會滿天飛。
1. a public act of violence by an unruly mob
2. a state of disorder involving group violence
3. a joke that seems extremely funny
4. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
1. take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot;
2. engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making;
rebellion, revolt, riot
這些名詞均含"造反,叛亂,騷亂"之意。
run riot
胡鬧;撒野;橫衝直撞
Flowers of all sorts are blooming in a riot of colour.
百花盛開,萬紫千紅.
The garden was a riot of colour.
花園競豔,五彩繽紛.
There were many riot policemen with batons.
有許多帶警棍的防暴警察.
The weeds run riot in some fields.
有些田地裡出現了草荒.
They had to call the police in order to put down the riot.
他們只得叫來警察以平定騷亂.
n. 暴亂;騷亂,大混亂
其他釋義
anarchyrevolutionbrawlrevoltinsurrectionupoutbreakrebelriseuprisingdisturbancedisordermutiny