riot

noun

1. 暴乱；骚乱
   a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest
   1. 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。
   2. food/race riots
      争抢食物的暴乱；种族骚乱
2. 丰富多彩；品种繁多
   a collection of a lot of different types of the same thing
   1. The garden was a riot of colour .
      花园里色彩缤纷。
3. 非常有趣的人（或事）
   a person or an event that is very amusing and enjoyable

verb

1. 发生骚乱；闹事
   to behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest

1. N-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.
   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。
2. VERB 闹事;发动暴乱
   If people riot, 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。
3. N-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.
   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。
4. PHRASE 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.
   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。
5. PHRASE 失去控制;变得狂乱;无法无天
   If people run 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。
6. PHRASE (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.
   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。

1. The sudden appearance of a few bags of rice could start a riot.
   突然出现几袋大米可能会引起骚乱。
2. Police with riot gear and several fire engines are in attendance.
   防暴警察和数辆消防车都到了。
3. The report on the riot exposed a prison system stretched to breaking point
   关于这一暴动的报道暴露出监狱系统已经达到了承受极限。
4. Riot police hurled tear gas canisters and smoke bombs into the crowd.
   防暴警察向人群中投掷了催泪瓦斯罐和烟幕弹。
5. Riot police are on hand but have not been confrontational.
   防暴警察随时待命，但还没有出现冲突场面。
6. Riot police broke up a demonstration by students.
   防暴警察驱散了示威的学生。
7. The crowd threw petrol bombs at the police, who responded by donning riot gear.
   人群向警察扔汽油弹，警察则穿上了防暴衣。
8. About 100 officers in riot gear were needed to break up the fight.
   大约需要100名穿防暴服的警察前来制止这场斗殴。
9. The riot police were met with a hail of stones and petrol bombs.
   防暴警察遭到一阵密集的石块和汽油弹的袭击。
10. They hurled defiant taunts at the riot police, who responded in kind.
    他们向防暴警察挑衅大骂，防暴警察同样回骂他们。
11. Riot police fired in the air and lashed out with clubs to disperse hundreds of demonstrators
    防暴警察朝天开枪并挥舞警棍驱散数百名示威者。
12. During the film's production, the director wanted to shoot a riot scene but the filming was blocked
    在影片摄制期间，导演想拍摄一个暴乱场面，但是被禁止了。
13. Britain's worst jail riot will force a fundamental reappraisal of prison policy
    英国最严重的监狱暴动会迫使政府对监狱政策进行彻底的重新评估。
14. There were patrol cars on the streets and riot police standing by in reserve.
    巡逻车在街上守候，防暴警察也在一旁待命。
15. Police in riot gear cleared the noisy demonstrators, who offered no resistance.
    身穿防暴服的警察驱散了喧闹的游行者，没有遇到抵抗。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. They rioted in protest against the government.
    他们发动暴乱，以抗议政府的行为。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. After about 10 minutes the riot police arrived.
    大约10分钟之后，防暴警察就到了。
26. Riot vans were on the scene in minutes.
    防暴车几分钟就赶到了现场。
27. The arrival of the charity van set off a minor riot as villagers scrambled for a share of the aid
    救济物资车的到来引发了小小的骚乱，村民们争先恐后地想抢到一份援助物资。
28. Officials say they'll spare no expense to prevent another riot.
    官员说他们会不惜一切地阻止再次发生暴乱。
29. What precisely triggered off yesterday's riot is still unclear
    究竟是什么引发了昨天的骚乱还不清楚。
30. About a thousand students fought with riot police in the capital
    大约1,000名学生在首都与防暴警察发生了冲突。

  rebellion revolt riot uprising【导航词义：叛乱，暴动】

  rebellion n. 叛乱，起义

〔辨析〕指以推翻政府或统治者为目的的有组织的武装反叛。

  revolt n. 造反，起义

〔辨析〕多指针对政府的武装斗争，涉及范围较小，可与 rebellion 换用。

  riot n. 暴乱，暴动

〔辨析〕尤指一群人为抗议某事而引发的骚乱。

  uprising n. 起义，暴动

〔辨析〕指某一地区或国家的人为推翻政府、政权等而进行的武装暴动。

n.

run riot

• 撒野；恣意妄为
  to behave in a way that is violent and/or not under control
  1. They let their kids run riot.
     他们听任自己的孩子撒野。
• （指想象、情感等）任意发挥，奔放
  if your imagination, a feeling, etc. runs riot , you allow it to develop and continue without trying to control it
• 生长繁茂；疯长
  to grow and spread quickly

read (sb) the Riot Act

• 警告（某人）不得做某事
  to tell sb with force that they must not do sth

noun

1. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

   Synonym:    orgydebauchdebaucherysaturnaliabacchanalbacchanaliadrunken revelry

2. a public act of violence by an unruly mob

   Synonym:    public violence

3. a joke that seems extremely funny

   Synonym:    belly laughsidesplitterhowlerthigh-slapperscreamwow

4. a state of disorder involving group violence

   Synonym:    rioting

verb

1. engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
   1. They were out carousing last night

   Synonym:    carouseroister

2. take part in a riot
   1. Students were rioting everywhere in 1968