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riot/ˈraiət/ n. & v.●n. 1a a disturbance of the peace by a crowd; an occurrence of public disorder 骚乱，动乱；暴乱 b (作 attrib.) involved in suppressing riots 防止暴乱的 riot police 防暴警察; riot shield 防暴盾牌 2 uncontrolled revelry; noisy behaviour 纵情狂欢；喧闹 3 (foll. by 后跟 of) a lavish display or enjoyment 极度丰富；尽情发泄，放纵 a riot of emotion 情感的渲泄; a riot of colour and sound 色彩缤纷，声音嘈杂 4 colloq. a very amusing thing or person [口]非常有趣的人或事物 ●v. intr. 1 make or engage in a riot 发起或参与动乱(或暴乱)；聚众闹事 2 live wantonly; revel 纵情声色，恣意作乐；狂欢 □ read the riot act put a firm stop to insubordination etc.; give a severe warning (from the name of a former act partly read out to disperse rioters) 制止反抗或不从；提出严正警告(源自旧时读给闹事群众的取缔闹事法) □ run riot 1 throw off all restraint 胡作非为，胡闹 2 (of plants) grow or spread uncontrolled (植物)长得过于茂盛，疯长 □ rioter n.[Middle English from Old French riote, rioter, rihoter, of unknown origin] |