riot
英 ['raɪət]
美['raɪət]
- n. 暴乱；放纵；蔓延
- vi. 骚乱；放荡
- vt. 浪费，挥霍
- n. (Riot)人名；(法)里奥；(西)里奥特
词态变化
复数: riots;第三人称单数: riots;过去式: rioted;过去分词: rioted;现在分词: rioting;
助记提示
1. *reu-（拟声词根）=》 rut, roar, raucous, rumor, riot.
2. roar, rut => riot.
3. 谐音“来殴他、乱殴他”。
2. roar, rut => riot.
3. 谐音“来殴他、乱殴他”。
中文词源
riot 暴乱，骚乱
来自古法语 riote,争论，争吵，词源不详。可能来自拉丁语 riota,争辩，争吵，暴乱，骚乱， 来自 rugire,怒吼，嚎叫，拟声词，词源同 rut,rutting.
英英释意
- 1. a public act of violence by an unruly mob
- 2. a state of disorder involving group violence
- 3. a joke that seems extremely funny
- 4. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
英文词源
- riot (n.)
- c. 1200, "debauchery, extravagance, wanton living," from Old French riote (12c.) "dispute, quarrel, (tedious) talk, chattering, argument, domestic strife," also a euphemism for "sexual intercourse," of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin riota "quarrel, dispute, uproar, riot." Perhaps from Latin rugire "to roar." Meaning "public disturbance" is first recorded late 14c. Meaning "something spectacularly successful" first recorded 1909 in theater slang.
Run riot is first recorded 1520s, a metaphoric extension from Middle English meaning in reference to hounds following the wrong scent. The Riot Act, part of which must be read to a mob before active measures can be taken, was passed 1714 (1 Geo. I, st.2, c.5). Riot girl and alternative form riot grrl first recorded 1992. - riot (v.)
- late 14c., "behave in a dissolute manner, engage in loose revelry," from Old French rioter "chatter, dispute, quarrel," from riote (see riot (n.)). Meaning "take part in a public disturbance" is from 1755. Related: Rioted; rioting.
同义词辨析
rebellion, revolt, riot
这些名词均含"造反，叛乱，骚乱"之意。
rebellion： 通常指有组织、公开地大规模武断叛乱，着以失败而告终。
revolt： 指规模相对较小的，持续时间较短，侧重对压迫或不能容忍的情况的反抗。
riot： 多指没有组织的一群人突然掀起的闹事。也可指暴乱或暴动。
词组搭配
run riot
behave in a violent and unrestrained way
胡闹；撒野；横冲直撞
实用场景例句
- One prison guard was killed when a riot broke out in the jail.
- 一位狱警在监狱骚乱中遇难。
牛津词典
- food/race riots
- 争抢食物的暴乱；种族骚乱
牛津词典
- The garden was a riot of colour .
- 花园里色彩缤纷。
牛津词典
- They let their kids run riot.
- 他们听任自己的孩子撒野。
牛津词典
- Rioters set fire to parked cars.
- 暴徒放火焚烧停着的汽车。
牛津词典
- [不可数名词]Rioting broke out in the capital.
- 首都爆发了骚乱事件。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They rioted in protest against the government.
- 他们发动暴乱，以抗议政府的行为。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- What ever you choose to bring on your travels is of course an individual matter.
- 选择在旅途中带上什么东西,当然是您的个人问题.
期刊摘选
- Flowers of all sorts are blooming in a riot of colour.
- 百花盛开,万紫千红.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The garden was a riot of colour.
- 花园竞艳,五彩缤纷.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- There were many riot policemen with batons.
- 有许多带警棍的防暴警察.
《简明英汉词典》
- The weeds run riot in some fields.
- 有些田地里出现了草荒.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They had to call the police in order to put down the riot.
- 他们只得叫来警察以平定骚乱.
《简明英汉词典》
- They ran riot through the town after the defeat of their team.
- 自己的球队输了以后,他们在小镇上到处撒野.
《简明英汉词典》
- The riot broke out at the instigation of a certain politician.
- 这场暴乱是在某政客的扇动下发生的.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Yesterday's riot broke out at the instigation of an unknown politician.
- 昨日的暴乱是由一个不知名的政客煽动起来的.
《简明英汉词典》
- The march degenerated into a riot.
- 示威游行变成了暴动。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》