riot

riot

['raiət]

n.暴乱, 骚乱, 喧闹,(色彩)丰富, <俚>有趣的人
v.闹事, 骚乱

例句与用法:

Football hooligans ran riot through the town.

闹事的足球迷在城里胡作非为。

His tongue runs riot.

他讲话口没遮拦。

The police stopped several riots on election night.

警方在竞选之夜制止了几处骚乱。

The football supporters ran riot through the town after the defeat of their team.

足球队输球后球迷们在街上聚众闹事。

词形变化:

名词: rioter | 动词过去式: rioted | 动词过去分词: rioted | 动词现在分词: rioting | 动词第三人称单数: riots |


n.

1. 暴乱; 骚乱, 大混乱[C]

In May 1968 there was a massive wave of student riots.

一九六八年五月曾发生过大规模的学生骚乱。

2. 喧闹; 狂欢[U]

They were drowned in riot all night.

他们通宵沉浸在狂欢之中。

3. (感情等的)尽情发泄, 放纵[S]

The students broke out in a riot of laughter.

学生们突然放声大笑。

4. (色彩等的)丰富[S]

The garden was a riot of color in summer.

夏天花园里五彩缤纷。

5. 【口】非常有趣的人(或物)[S]

The play was a riot when it was first produced on Broadway.

这个剧本在百老汇首演时极为轰动。

vi.

1. 参加(或发动)暴乱; 聚众闹事

A mob was rioting against the municipal government.

一群暴民闹事反对市政府。

2. 放纵, 沉湎[(+in)]

vt.

把(时间, 金钱等)浪费在放荡的生活上[(+away/out)]

He rioted his life out.

他一生过着放荡的生活。


短语词组:

run riot

1. 约束不住

Hatred ran riot in her.

仇恨在她胸中翻腾。


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