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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3784 COCA: 4848

riot

1 riot /ˈrajət/ noun
plural riots
1 riot
/ˈrajət/
noun
plural riots
Learner's definition of RIOT
[count] : a situation in which a large group of people behave in a violent and uncontrolled way暴乱;骚乱;暴动
[singular] : a place that is filled with something满是…的地方
[singular] informal : someone or something that is very funny非常有趣的人(或事物)

read (someone) the riot act

: to speak in an angry and critical way to (someone who has done something wrong) : to tell (someone) that bad behavior will be severely punished if it continues严重警告;严厉批评

run riot

: to behave in a violent and uncontrolled way胡作非为;闹事
often used figuratively常用作比喻
2 riot /ˈrajət/ verb
riots; rioted; rioting
2 riot
/ˈrajət/
verb
riots; rioted; rioting
Learner's definition of RIOT
[no object] of a group of people
: to behave in a violent and uncontrolled way(人群)发生骚乱,聚众闹事

— rioter

noun, plural rioters [count]

— rioting

noun [noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3784 COCA: 4848

riot

1 of 2

noun

ri·​ot ˈrī-ət How to pronounce riot (audio)
1
a
: a violent public disorder
specifically : a tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent
b
: public violence, tumult, or disorder
2
: a random or disorderly profusion
the woods were a riot of color
3
: one that is wildly amusing
the new comedy is a riot
4
archaic
a
: profligate behavior : debauchery
b
: unrestrained revelry
c
: noise, uproar, or disturbance made by revelers

riot

2 of 2

verb

rioted; rioting; riots

intransitive verb

1
: to create or engage in a riot
2
: to indulge in revelry or wantonness
rioter noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Noun The news about the election caused a riot in the city. A lot of property was damaged in the recent riots. The woods are a riot of color in the autumn. The movie was an absolute riot. Verb Students rioted after their team lost the football game.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
More than 870 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 riot. Michael Kunzelman, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 The movement has been viewed by law enforcement as a potential domestic terror threat and was linked to the Capitol riot. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Stewart Rhodes, founder of the extremist militia group the Oath Keepers, along with 10 other Oath Keepers, faces 17 criminal counts, including a seditious conspiracy charge in relation to the Jan. 6 riot. Will Carless, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 Gionet is one of at least 11 people with current or former ties to Arizona who face charges related to the Jan. 6 riot. Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2022 About 140 members of law enforcement were injured during the riot, according to The Washington Post. Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Pence and Short were together on Jan. 6, 2021 during the Capitol riot. CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 Thomas Webster’s prison sentence is the longest so far among roughly 250 people who have been punished for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Michael Kunzelman, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2022 Thomas Webster’s prison sentence is the longest so far among roughly 250 people who have been punished for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Michael Kunzelman, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022
Verb
Most notably, police arrested 31 people at an annual LGBTQ Pride in the Park event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, last month on charges of suspicion of conspiracy to riot. Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 12 July 2022 In June, police in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, arrested 31 Patriot Front members suspected of planning to riot at a Pride celebration, including Rousseau and another Texas leader, Graham Whitson, who handles video production for the group. Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 The group was apparently planning to riot at the event, and police have even received death threats since the arrest of these members. Darreonna Davis, Forbes, 27 June 2022 Undercover officers heard rumors that the group planned to riot at Steelyard Commons, although that never materialized. Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2020 All of the men — hailing from nearly a dozen states — were booked and released on misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot and are awaiting court appearances. Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 15 June 2022 Police say men linked to a White supremacist group planned to riot. Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 15 June 2022 The nearly three dozen people arrested for allegedly conspiring to riot near an Idaho Pride event over the weekend appear to be affiliated with the hate group Patriot Front, police said. Alex Sundby, CBS News, 14 June 2022 Especially since, a few weeks earlier, 31 members of the same group were charged with conspiracy to riot for planning to disrupt a Gay Pride event in Idaho? Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French riote rash action, noise, disorder

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of riot was in the 13th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3784 COCA: 4848
riot

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + RIOT | RIOT + VERB | RIOT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEmajor, serious嚴重的暴亂full-scale大規模暴亂bloody, violent流血/暴力騷亂deadly (especially NAmE) 致人死亡的騷亂inner-city (especially BrE) , street, urban舊城區/街頭/城區暴亂prison監獄暴亂race種族騷亂political, religious政治暴亂;宗教騷亂anti-American, anti-war, etc.反美、反戰等騷亂student學生暴亂bread, food爭搶麪包的/爭搶食物的騷亂Shortages eventually led to food riots.供應短缺最終引起爭搶食物的暴亂。draft (especially NAmE) 徵兵暴動the violent draft riots during the Civil War內戰期間爆發的激烈的徵兵暴動laugh (NAmE) 笑料百出的東西The movie is a laugh riot.這部電影很搞笑。VERB + RIOTcause, incite, instigate, provoke, spark, start, trigger引起暴亂;激起暴動;觸發暴動The city's housing and unemployment problems provoked serious riots.該市的住房和失業問題引發了嚴重的騷亂。put down, quell, stop鎮壓/平息暴亂have發生騷亂The city had the worst race riot in history.該市發生了史上最嚴重的種族騷亂。RIOT + VERBbegin, break out, erupt, happen, occur, start騷亂開始;騷亂爆發Prison riots broke out over worsening conditions.因為條件越來越差,監獄發生了暴亂。ensue, follow暴亂隨後發生RIOT + NOUNcop, police, squad防暴警察;防暴隊gear, gun, helmet, shield防暴裝備;防暴槍;防暴頭盔;防暴盾牌control防暴PREPOSITIONduring a/the riot, in a/the riot在暴亂中He was killed in the riots.他在暴亂中被殺。riot against, riot over反對⋯的暴動a riot against bread prices麪包價格引發的暴動PHRASESrun riot鬧事Local youths ran riot after the attack.攻擊事件發生後,當地青年開始鬧事。

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