riot['raiət]n.1.■骚动,骚乱;混乱2.■暴乱;闹事3.■(感情等的)爆发,放纵,发泄4.■狂欢;喧闹5.■鲜艳的展示6.■[口语]非常有趣的人(或事物)7.■[古语]放荡行为8.■[美国俚语]减价销售vi.1.■闹事,骚乱;发动暴乱;暴动:The unsatisfied workers are rioting in the streets.心怀不满的工人们在大街上闹事。2.■生活放纵;欢闹:They were rioting all night after having won the game.比赛胜利后他们彻夜狂欢。3.■沉湎于(常与in连用):Some young people riot in taking risks.有些年轻人热衷于冒险。vt.1.■挥霍;浪费(常与away, out 连用):He was rioting away his father's property.他在大肆挥霍他父亲的财产。in full riot[罕用语]正在积极进行中;正在繁忙紧张的时候;正起劲race riot[美国英语]种族骚动(美国沙文主义者发动的反对某一民族居民的暴行)run riot(猎犬)认错猎物嗅迹而乱追横冲直撞;乱跑;胡闹;放荡不羁(植物等)生长过于茂盛(或蔓延滋长)(自然现象或灾难)猖獗;肆虐让(想象等)自由驰骋;(感情等)控制不住 [亦作hunt riot]
riotriot[ˈraiət]n.1.■骚乱; 暴动; 闹事2.■欢闹; 放肆(但不违法)的行为; 喧嚣, 嘈杂3.■(植物、疫病等的)蔓延; 獗生4.■彩色缤纷, 非常有趣或好玩的事物5.■[美口]非常成功的戏剧; 轰动的场合6.■(想象; 感情等的)奔放; 放纵7.■(猎狗)闻错猎物臭味乱追put down a riot by force以武力平息闹事race riot[美]种族骚动the R-Act[英]【史】骚乱取缔令riot call(警察因发生骚乱的)紧急召集riot gun(驱散骚乱人群用的)连发短枪riot police防暴警察a riot of sound声音嘈杂a riot of emotion感情的奔放The garden was a riot of colour.花园竞艳, 五彩缤纷。