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

• Riots led to the postponement of local electioins.
  骚乱致使地方选举延期了。
• Violence has subsided following two days of riots.
  两天的暴乱过后，暴力事件开始平息。
• East Los Angeles was left relatively unscathed by the riots
  相对来说，洛杉矶东部基本没有受到暴乱的影响。
• 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。
• Their deaths resulted in riots in cities across the country.
  他们的死引起了全国范围内的城市骚乱。
• There have been riots before and the situation is volatile
  以前曾发生过暴乱，现在局势不太稳定。
• 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。
• During the riots hundreds of people seized the opportunity to steal property
  在暴乱中成百上千的人纷纷趁机偷窃财物。
• In the immediate aftermath of the riots, a mood of hope and reconciliation sprang up
  暴乱过后紧接着出现了期待未来与盼望和解的气氛。
• It simply does not square with the facts about when and where riots happen.
  它与骚乱事实上发生的时间和地点根本不相符。