a·mok
adverb/əˈmɒk/
/əˈmɑːk/
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via Portuguese amouco, from Malay amok ‘rushing in a frenzy’. Early use was as a noun denoting a Malay in a homicidal frenzy; the adverb use dates from the late 17th cent.
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run amok
- to suddenly become very angry or excited and start behaving violently, especially in a public place
（尤指在公共场所）发狂，狂暴，疯狂 - Some drunken students had run amok in the college car park.
一些醉酒的学生在学院停车场横行。
- Some drunken students had run amok in the college car park.