a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd
暴乱,骚乱;聚众闹事
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riots broke out in the capital 首都爆发多次骚乱
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[mass noun]
he was convicted on charges of riot and assault .他被裁定犯有聚众闹事和人身攻击罪。
[as modifier]concerned with or used in the suppression of such disturbances
防止暴乱的
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riot police .防暴警察。
〈喻〉 骚动
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the film's sex scenes caused a riot in Cannes .该影片中的性爱镜头在戛纳电影节上引起一阵骚动。
〈喻〉 (感情的)爆发;发泄,宣泄
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a riot of emotions raged through Fabia .法比亚顿感心潮澎湃、思绪万千。
[mass noun]
〈古〉 纵情欢闹,狂欢。
[in sing.]an impressively large or varied display of something
纷呈
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the garden was a riot of colour .花园里五彩缤纷。
[in sing.]
〈非正式〉 非常有趣的人(或事物)
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everyone thought she was a riot .大家都认为她是个诙谐有趣的人。
take part in a violent public disturbance
参加暴乱;聚众闹事
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students rioted in Paris 学生在巴黎聚众闹事
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[as noun
rioting ]a night of rioting .动荡暴乱的一夜。
〈喻〉 放纵,恣意
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another set of emotions rioted through him .另一类感情在他心里翻腾。
〈古〉 放荡,浪荡
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an unrepentant prodigal son, rioting off to far countries .一个执迷不悟的浪子,一路放浪形骸到了遥远的异国他乡。
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run riot behave in a violent and unrestrained way 胡闹;撒野;横冲直撞 -
(of a mental faculty or emotion) function or be expressed without restraint (智能,感情)尽情地发挥;无拘无束地表达
her imagination ran riot . 她听凭自己的想像力自由驰骋 -
proliferate or spread uncontrollably 猖獗,肆虐;蔓延滋长
traditional prejudices were allowed to run riot . 听任传统的偏见四下蔓延
"Middle English (originally in the sense ‘dissolute living’): from Old French