| [/ˈraɪət; ˋraɪət/] n 用法:
1 [C] wild or violent disturbance by a crowd of people 暴乱; 骚乱:
Riots broke out in several areas. 有几个地方发生了骚乱. *
The police succeeded in quelling the riot. 警方把暴乱镇压了下去. *
(fig 比喻) There'll be a riot (ie People will be very angry) if the government doesn't invest more in this service. 倘若政府不对此公用事业增加拨款, 就要天下大乱了. 用法:
2 [sing] ~ of sth profuse display (of sth) 充分的表现或展示:
The flower-beds were a riot of colour. 花坛里色彩缤纷. *
a riot of emotion 感情的宣泄. 用法:
3 a riot [sing] (infml) very amusing thing or person 极有趣的事物或人:
She's an absolute riot! 她这个人真逗! 用法:
4 (idm 习语) read the Riot Act => read. run `riot behave in a wild, violent or uncontrolled way 撒野; 闹事:
Football hooligans ran riot through the town. 闹事的足球迷在城里胡作非为. *
(fig 比喻) weeds running riot in the garden 园中蔓延滋长的杂草 *
Inflation is running riot and prices are out of control. 通货极度膨胀, 物价失去控制. riot 2
v [I, Ipr] take part in a riot 暴动; 闹事:
There's rioting in the streets. 街上有人闹事. *
renewed outbreaks of rioting 骚乱的再度爆发. rioter n person who riots 参加暴乱者; 闹事者. |