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riot
[英] [ˈraiət] [美] [ˈraɪət] 生词本

n.

vi.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词：RIOT  

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1. N-COUNT 暴乱;骚动;暴动 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名犯人在一场监狱暴乱中被杀害。

2. VERB 闹事;发动暴乱 If people riot, they behave violently in a public place. 

  • Last year 600 inmates rioted, starting fires and building barricades...

    去年，600名犯人闹事，他们纵火并设置路障。

  • They rioted in protest against the government.

    他们发动暴乱，以抗议政府的行为。

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  • The militia dispersed the rioters.

    民兵驱散了暴乱者。

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  • At least fifteen people are now known to have died in three days of rioting.

    目前已知至少有15人在持续了3天的暴乱中丧生。

3. N-SING 五颜六色;丰富多彩;各种各样 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...

    所有的仙人掌都开花了，整个沙漠里五彩缤纷。

  • With Indian cuisine, you expect a riot of tastes and spices.

    印度菜肴口味丰富，并添加各种香料。

4. PHRASE 严厉警告…停止闹事;严厉警告…注意言行 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.

    我很高兴你警告比利不许胡闹。他还是个孩子，仍然需要有人告诉他该做什么。

5. PHRASE 失去控制;变得狂乱;无法无天 If people run riot, they behave in a wild and uncontrolled manner. 

  • Rampaging prisoners ran riot through Strangeways jail.

    斯特兰韦斯监狱里那些狂暴的囚犯们全都失去了控制。

6. PHRASE (想象力等)狂野，不受拘束，任意发挥 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.

    音乐学院让你有充分的理由任想象力自由驰骋。

  • We have no proof and when there is no proof, rumour runs riot.

    我们没有证据，只要没有证据，谣言就会满天飞。

Noun

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

Verb

1. take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot;

  • "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"

2. engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making;

  • "They were out carousing last night"
1. Flowers are blooming in a riot of colour.
百花盛开，万紫千红。

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2. Flowers blossom in a riot of colour.
百花争艳。

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3. Flowers of all sorts are blooming in a riot of colour.
百花盛开，万紫千红。

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4. The garden was a riot of colour.
花园竞艳，五彩缤纷。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. The riot broke out at the instigation of a certain politician.
这场暴乱是在某政客的扇动下发生的。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6. The weeds run riot in some fields.
有些田地里出现了草荒。

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7. There were many riot policemen with batons.
有许多带警棍的防暴警察。

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8. They had to call the police in order to put down the riot.
他们只得叫来警察以平定骚乱。

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9. They ran riot through the town after the defeat of their team.
自己的球队输了以后，他们在小镇上到处撒野。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. When riot broke out, the police were obliged to intervene.
发生暴乱时，警察有责任干预。

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11. Yesterday's riot broke out at the instigation of an unknown politician.
昨日的暴乱是由一个不知名的政客煽动起来的。

来自《简明英汉词典》