plural riots
plural riots
Learner's definition of RIOT
1
[count] : a situation in which a large group of people behave in a violent and uncontrolled way暴乱;骚乱;暴动 2
[singular] : a place that is filled with something满是…的地方 3
[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 -
Crazy thoughts were running riot through my head.我的头脑中不停地冒出许多怪想法。
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The weeds have run riot over our poor garden. [=the weeds in our garden have grown quickly and have taken over the garden]我们倒霉的花园里到处都是肆意横生的杂草。
2 riot /ˈrajət/ verb
riots; rioted; rioting
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]