riots

英 [ˈraɪəts]

美 [ˈraɪəts]

n.  暴乱; 骚乱; 丰富多彩; 品种繁多; 非常有趣的人(或事)
v.  发生骚乱; 闹事
riot的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 暴乱;骚动;暴动
  When there is ariot, a crowd of people behave violently in a public place, for example they fight, throw stones, or damage buildings and vehicles.
  1. Twelve inmates have been killed during a riot at the prison.
     12名犯人在一场监狱暴乱中被杀害。
• VERB 闹事;发动暴乱
  If peopleriot, they behave violently in a public place.
  1. Last year 600 inmates rioted, starting fires and building barricades...
     去年，600名犯人闹事，他们纵火并设置路障。
  2. They rioted in protest against the government.
     他们发动暴乱，以抗议政府的行为。
• N-SING 五颜六色;丰富多彩;各种各样
  If you say that there isa riot ofsomething pleasant such as colour, you mean that there is a large amount of various types of it.
  1. All the cacti were in flower, so that the desert was a riot of colour...
     所有的仙人掌都开花了，整个沙漠里五彩缤纷。
  2. With Indian cuisine, you expect a riot of tastes and spices.
     印度菜肴口味丰富，并添加各种香料。
• PHRASE 严厉警告…停止闹事;严厉警告…注意言行
  If someone in authorityreadsyouthe riot act, they tell you that you will be punished unless you start behaving properly.
  1. I'm glad you read the riot act to Billy. He's still a kid and still needs to be told what to do.
     我很高兴你警告比利不许胡闹。他还是个孩子，仍然需要有人告诉他该做什么。
• PHRASE 失去控制;变得狂乱;无法无天
  If peoplerun riot, they behave in a wild and uncontrolled manner.
  1. Rampaging prisoners ran riot through Strangeways jail.
     斯特兰韦斯监狱里那些狂暴的囚犯们全都失去了控制。
• PHRASE (想象力等)狂野，不受拘束，任意发挥
  If something such as your imaginationruns riot, it is not limited or controlled, and produces ideas that are new or exciting, rather than sensible.
  1. A conservatory offers the perfect excuse to let your imagination run riot.
     音乐学院让你有充分的理由任想象力自由驰骋。
  2. We have no proof and when there is no proof, rumour runs riot.
     我们没有证据，只要没有证据，谣言就会满天飞。

双语例句

• In Los Angeles, the neighborhood known as Watts erupted into riots
  在洛杉矶，一个叫做沃茨的街区爆发了动乱。
• The riots will also mean lost income for Los Angeles County.
  暴乱还意味着洛杉矶县收入的损失。
• Inner-city riots erupted when a local tax was increased.
  当一种地方税增加时，市中心的骚乱暴发了。
• The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
  警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。
• But when it did so in 1998, 2001 and 2008, there were riots.
  但该国在1998年、2001年和2008年采取这种做法时，国内出现了骚乱。
• Law and order were quickly restored after the riots.
  骚乱过后很快恢复了治安。
• The underlying causes of the riots have been ignored.
  骚乱的根本原因被忽视了。
• The Los Angeles riots reflected the bitterness between the black and Korean communities in the city
  洛杉矶的暴乱反映出这个城市的黑人社区和韩裔社区之间的仇恨。
• The riots swept the industrial north and midland.
  骚乱席卷工业化的北方和中部地区。
• This accidental killing sparked major riots in the cities.
  这次意外的杀人事件导致了不少城市的大骚乱。