riot

['raiət]

n.暴乱, 骚乱, 喧闹,（色彩）丰富, <俚>有趣的人
v.闹事, 骚乱

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。

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 |

词义辨析

同义:

n.暴乱; 骚乱, 大混乱

revolt  rebel  mutiny  brawl  rise up  

同义参见:

disturbance  disorder  anarchy  uprising  insurrection  revolution  rebel  rise  outbreak  

反义:

n.暴乱; 骚乱

peace  

英英释义

名词 riot:

a public act of violence by an unruly mob

同义词：public violence

a state of disorder involving group violence

同义词：rioting

a joke that seems extremely funny

同义词：belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow

a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

同义词：orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry

动词 riot:

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

engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

同义词：carouse, roister

短语词组

run riot

1. 约束不住

Hatred ran riot in her.

仇恨在她胸中翻腾。

补充

riotriot英:[ˈraiət] 美:[ˈraɪət]n.1.暴乱, 骚乱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。2.极度丰富The garden was a riot of colour.花园里色彩缤纷。vi.1.暴动, 闹事They are rioting in the streets.他们在街上闹事。

例句

1. With Indian cuisine, you expect a riot of tastes and spices.印度菜肴口味丰富多样, 并添加各种香料。 2. 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。 3. 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。 4. They rioted in protest against the government.他们发动暴乱, 以抗议政府的行为。 5. The unsatisfied workers are rioting in the streets.心怀不满的工人们在大街上闹事。 6. They were rioting all night after having won the game.比赛胜利后他们彻夜狂欢。 7. Some young people riot in taking risks.有些年轻人热衷于冒险。 8. He was rioting away his father's property.他在大肆挥霍他父亲的财产。 9. riots broke out in the capital.首都爆发多次骚乱。 10. [mass noun]he was convicted on charges of riot and assault.他被裁定犯有聚众闹事和人身攻击罪。 11. riot police.防暴警察。 12. the film's sex scenes caused a riot in Cannes.该影片中的性爱镜头在戛纳电影节上引起一阵骚动。 13. a riot of emotions raged through Fabia.法比亚顿感心潮澎湃、思绪万千。 14. the garden was a riot of colour.花园里五彩缤纷。 15. everyone thought she was a riot.大家都认为她是个诙谐有趣的人。 16. students rioted in Paris.学生在巴黎聚众闹事。 17. [as noun rioting]a night of rioting.惹是生非的一夜。 18. another set of emotions rioted through him.另一类感情在他心里翻腾。 19. an unrepentant prodigal son, rioting off to far countries.一个执迷不悟的浪子，一路放浪形骸到了遥远的异国他乡。 20. her imagination ran riot.她听凭自己的想像力自由驰骋。 21. traditional prejudices were allowed to run riot.听任传统的偏见四下蔓延。 22. Further riots have broken out in Manchester.曼彻斯特又再爆发暴乱。 23. There is a danger that the prisoners will riot if conditions do not improve.如果监狱条件没有改善，囚犯可能会闹事。 24. At the end of the football match, the crowd ran riot.足球比赛结束后，群众捣乱闹事。 25. 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。 26. a prison riot监狱暴动 27. 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。 28. riot gear/police防暴装备/警察 29. 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。 30. The woods are a riot of color in the autumn.秋天的树林色彩斑斓。 31. She's a riot.她是个很有趣的人。 32. The movie was an absolute riot.那部电影搞笑极了。 33. 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。 34. People were running riot in the streets.人们在街道上闹事。 35. Crazy thoughts were running riot through my head.我的头脑中不停地冒出许多怪想法。 36. 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。 37. 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。 38. rioters looted the store.暴乱分子洗劫了这家店铺。 39. Police stopped the rioting.警方平息了这场暴乱。