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. 暴乱;骚动;暴动
SYN disturbance, row, disorder, confusion
2 VERB 闹事;发动暴乱 If people riot, they behave violently in a public place. 闹事;发动暴乱
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Last year 600 inmates rioted, starting fires and building barricades. [VERB]
去年,600名犯人闹事,他们纵火并设置路障。
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They rioted in protest against the government. [VERB]
他们发动暴乱,以抗议政府的行为。
SYN rampage, take to the streets, run riot, run amok
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. 五颜六色;丰富多彩;各种各样 [approval]
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All the cacti were in flower, so that the desert was a riot of colour. [+ of]
所有的仙人掌都开花了,整个沙漠里五彩缤纷。
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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. 严厉警告…停止闹事;严厉警告…注意言行
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. 失去控制;变得狂乱;无法无天
SYN rampage, go wild, be out of control, raise hell
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. (想象力等)狂野,不受拘束,任意发挥
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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。
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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。
Quotations
A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard Martin Luther King Jr. Where Do We Go From Here?
riot: a popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary
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