词汇 | riot |
释义 | riot (verb) riot 4 ENTRIES FOUND: riot (noun) riot (verb) race riot (noun) read (verb) 1 riot /ˈrajət/ noun plural riots 1 riot /ˈrajət/ noun plural riots Learner's definition of RIOT 1 [count] : a situation in which a large group of people behave in a violent and uncontrolled way暴乱;骚乱;暴动 The news about the election caused/started/sparked a riot in the city.有关选举的消息在全市引发暴乱。 a prison riot监狱暴动 A lot of property was damaged in the recent riots.在最近几次暴乱中,许多财产被毁坏。 riot gear/police防暴装备/警察 2 [singular] : a place that is filled with something满是…的地方 The field was a riot of wildflowers. [=the field was filled with many kinds of wildflowers]田野里到处都是各种野花。 The woods are a riot of color in the autumn.秋天的树林色彩斑斓。 3 [singular] informal : someone or something that is very funny非常有趣的人(或事物) She's a riot.她是个很有趣的人。 The movie was an absolute riot.那部电影搞笑极了。 read (someone) the riot act : to speak in an angry and critical way to (someone who has done something wrong) : to tell (someone) that bad behavior will be severely punished if it continues严重警告;严厉批评 His boss read him the riot act for making careless mistakes.他的老板严厉警告他别再犯粗心大意的错。 run riot : to behave in a violent and uncontrolled way胡作非为;闹事 People were running riot in the streets.人们在街道上闹事。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 Crazy thoughts were running riot through my head.我的头脑中不停地冒出许多怪想法。 The weeds have run riot over our poor garden. [=the weeds in our garden have grown quickly and have taken over the garden]我们倒霉的花园里到处都是肆意横生的杂草。 2 riot /ˈrajət/ verb riots; rioted; rioting 2 riot /ˈrajət/ verb riots; rioted; rioting Learner's definition of RIOT [no object] of a group of people : to behave in a violent and uncontrolled way(人群)发生骚乱,聚众闹事 Students rioted after their team lost the football game.学生们在他们的橄榄球队输掉比赛后,发生了骚乱。 — rioter noun, plural rioters [count] Rioters looted the store.暴乱分子洗劫了这家店铺。 — rioting noun [noncount] Police stopped the rioting.警方平息了这场暴乱。 |
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