Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense riots, present participle rioting, past tense, past participle rioted
1N-COUNT 暴乱;骚动;暴动 When there is a riot, a crowd of people behave violently in a public place, for example they fight, throw stones, or damage buildings and vehicles. 暴乱;骚动;暴动
Twelve inmates have been killed during a riot at the prison.
At least fifteen people are now known to have died in three days of rioting.
目前已知至少有15人在持续了3天的暴乱中丧生。
3N-SING 五颜六色;丰富多彩;各种各样 If you say that there is a riot of something pleasant such as colour, you mean that there is a large amount of various types of it. 五颜六色;丰富多彩;各种各样 [approval]
All the cacti were in flower, so that the desert was a riot of colour. [+ of]
所有的仙人掌都开花了,整个沙漠里五彩缤纷。
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。
4PHRASE 严厉警告…停止闹事;严厉警告…注意言行 If someone in authority reads you the riot act, they tell you that you will be punished unless you start behaving properly. 严厉警告…停止闹事;严厉警告…注意言行
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。
5PHRASE 失去控制;变得狂乱;无法无天 If people run riot, they behave in a wild and uncontrolled manner. 失去控制;变得狂乱;无法无天
Rampaging prisoners ran riot through Strangeways jail.
6PHRASE (想象力等)狂野,不受拘束,任意发挥 If something such as your imagination runs riot, it is not limited or controlled, and produces ideas that are new or exciting, rather than sensible. (想象力等)狂野,不受拘束,任意发挥
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。
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。
Quotations
A riot is at bottom the language of the unheardMartin Luther King Jr.Where Do We Go From Here?
riot: a popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystandersAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary