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| 1 | C/U a violent protest by a crowd of people 暴乱；骚乱 |
| anti-government riots 反政府暴乱 |
| the country’ s history of riot and disorder 这个国家所经历的暴动和骚乱 |
| start/provoke/spark a riot The new laws sparked prison riots across the country. 新法律激起了全国性的监狱暴乱。 |
| quell a riot (=stop it) Seven people were hurt as police tried to quell the riot. 平息暴乱 |
| | 1a | worn or used by police to protect themselves during a riot 防暴的 | | a riot shield 防暴盾牌 | | Police in full riot gear attempted to clear the streets. 配有全套防暴装备的警察试图清理街道。 | |
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| 2 | singular informal someone who is very lively and funny 非常活泼有趣的人 |
| | 2a | an event or activity in which a lot of people have fun in a noisy way 狂欢；喧闹 | | As usual, the party was an absolute riot. 该聚会与往常一样是一次狂欢。 | |
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| - | read (sb) the riot act
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| to warn someone that they will be punished if they do not stop behaving badly |
| 严厉警告某人停止胡闹 |
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| - | a riot of sth mainly literary
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| 1 | a lot of different bright colours together 五彩缤纷；五光十色： | The sky was a riot of red and orange. 天空呈现出红色和橙色相互交织的绚丽景色。 | |
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| 2 | a combination of things that have a powerful effect 有强大影响的事物的融合 | a riot of emotions 百感交集 | |
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| - | runriot
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| 1 | to behave in a noisy and uncontrolled way 撒野；胡闹 | The kids were running riot around the house. 孩子们在房子里胡闹。 | |
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| 2 | if your imagination or emotions run riot , you have a lot of thoughts or feelings and cannot control them （感情）不受约束；（想象力）自由驰骋 | My imagination was running riot. 我的想象力在自由驰骋。 | |
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| 3 | to spread or grow in an uncontrolled way 猖獗；肆虐；蔓延滋长 | The virus can run riot through your body. 病毒会在你的体内蔓延滋生。 | |
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