riot
['raɪ.ət] noun
IMPROVER countable
■a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled public meeting 暴乱；骚乱；聚众闹事•Inner-city riots erupted when a local man was shot by police.在市中心的贫民区，由于一名当地男子被员警开枪打死而突然引发了暴乱。 only singular old-fashioned informal
■a very funny or entertaining occasion or person 非常有趣的人（或事物）；令人愉快的场合（或人）•"How was the party?" "It was great - we had a riot."“派对怎么样？”“好极了——我们都很开心。” •I met Mike's brother for the first time - he's a riot.我是第一次见到麦克的哥哥——他真是风趣极了。
['raɪ.ət] noun
a riot of colour
■extremely colourful and bright 绚丽多彩；色彩斑斓•Jim's rose garden is a riot of colour.占姆的玫瑰园五彩缤纷。
['raɪ.ət] noun
run riot
■If people run riot, they behave in a way that is not controlled, running in all directions or being noisy or violent 喧闹；嘈杂（人们的行为举止不受控制，四处乱跑，变得吵闹或暴力）•I dread them coming round because they let their kids run riot.我害怕他们到访，因为他们任由孩子胡闹。 ■If your imagination runs riot, you have a lot of strange, exciting or surprising thoughts 放纵于，沉缅于（惊奇、刺激的思想）•My imagination was running riot, thinking of all the ways that I could spend the money.我的思维像匹脱缰的野马，放任地想着花掉那笔钱的种种方法。
['raɪ.ət] verb intransitive
■to take part in a riot 暴乱；骚乱；聚众闹事•Students are rioting in the streets of the capital.首都街头发生了学生骚乱。 |