ri·ot
noun/ˈraɪət/
/ˈraɪət/
Idioms - [countable] a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest
暴乱；骚乱 - One prison guard was killed when a riot broke out in the jail.
一位狱警在监狱骚乱中丧生。 - He was killed in the riots.
他在暴乱中被杀。 - Shortages eventually led to food riots.
短缺最终导致粮食骚乱。
Wordfinder- civil disobedience
- demonstrate
- hunger strike
- march
- occupy
- placard
- protest
- riot
- sabotage
- uprising
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1, Crime and punishmentc1- Prison riots broke out over worsening conditions.
因为条件越来越差，监狱发生了暴乱。 - The city's housing and unemployment problems provoked serious riots.
该市的住房和失业问题引发了严重的骚乱。 - a riot against bread prices
面包价格引发的暴动 - the violent draft riots during the Civil War
内战期间爆发的激烈的征兵暴动 - Food riots resulted in two deaths and looting throughout the city.
粮食骚乱导致两人死亡和全城劫掠。 - His arrest caused widespread riots that the government suppressed with brutality.
他的被捕引发了广泛的骚乱，政府残酷镇压。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- major
- serious
- full-scale
- …
- cause
- incite
- instigate
- …
- begin
- break out
- erupt
- …
- cop
- police
- squad
- …
- during a/the riot
- in a/the riot
- riot against
- …
- run riot
- One prison guard was killed when a riot broke out in the jail.
- [singular] riot of something (formal) a collection of a lot of different types of the same thing
丰富多彩；品种繁多 - The garden was a riot of colour.
花园里色彩缤纷。 - The market was a riot of unfamiliar sounds and smells.
市场里充满了陌生的声音和气味。 - A riot of emotions raged through her.
一股汹涌的情绪在她身上汹涌澎湃。
- The garden was a riot of colour.
- a riot[singular] (old-fashioned, informal) a person or an event that is very funny
活宝；笑料 - The movie is a laugh riot.
这部电影很搞笑。
- The movie is a laugh riot.
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘dissolute living’): from Old French riote ‘debate’, from rioter ‘to quarrel’, of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
read (somebody) the Riot Act
- (British English) to tell somebody with force that they must not do something
警告（某人）不得做某事
run riot
- (of people) to behave in a way that is violent and/or not under control
撒野；恣意妄为 - They let their kids run riot.
他们听任自己的孩子撒野。 - Local youths ran riot after the attack.
攻击事件发生后，当地青年开始闹事。
- They let their kids run riot.
- if your imagination, a feeling, etc. runs riot, you allow it to develop and continue without trying to control it
（指想象、情感等）任意发挥，奔放 - An artist must learn to let his imagination run riot.
艺术家必须学会让他的想象力尽情发挥。 - These prejudices have been allowed to run riot for too long.
这些偏见已经被允许肆虐太久了。
- An artist must learn to let his imagination run riot.
- (of plants) to grow and spread quickly
生长繁茂；疯长