单词 | riot |
释义 | riot (raɪət ) Word forms: riots , rioting , rioted 1. countable noun 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. Twelve inmates have been killed during a riot at the prison. Synonyms: disturbance, row, disorder, confusion 2. verb If people riot, they behave violently in a public place. Last year 600 inmates rioted, starting fires and building barricades. [VERB] They rioted in protest against the government. [VERB] Synonyms: rampage, take to the streets, run riot, run amok rioter Word forms: rioters countable noun The militia dispersed the rioters. rioting uncountable noun At least fifteen people are now known to have died in three days of rioting. 3. singular noun 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. [approval] All the cacti were in flower, so that the desert was a riot of colour. [+ of] ...a riot of tastes and spices. 4. read someone the riot act phrase If someone in authority reads you the riot act, they tell you that you will be punished unless you start behaving properly. I'm glad you read the riot act to Billy. He's still a kid and still needs to be told what to do. 5. to run riot phrase If people run riot, they behave in a wild and uncontrolled manner. Rampaging prisoners ran riot through the jail. Synonyms: rampage, go wild, be out of control, raise hell 6. to run riot phrase 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. A conservatory offers the perfect excuse to let your imagination run riot. We have no proof and when there is no proof, rumour runs riot. Quotations: A riot is at bottom the language of the unheardWhere Do We Go From Here? Idioms: read the riot act to angrily tell someone off for having done something stupid or wrong The president read the riot act to his party, warning those who sought to preserve the old system that power was already slipping from their grasp. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers run riot to get out of control Parents use discipline to stop their child running riot and behaving in an unacceptable way. if something such as imagination or speculation runs riot, it expresses itself or spreads in an uncontrolled way We have no proof and when there is no proof, rumour runs riot. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: food riot The appearance of a bread wagon sparked a food riot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not only are the hungry still around, but food riots have continued. Mail and Guardian In the developing world, governments fret that food riots like those that broke out in 2008 are only a price spike away. Times, Sunday Times Shortages of food eventually led to soaring prices and food riots. Times, Sunday Times It trades grain amid food riots and has been accused of profiteering and environmental offences in numerous poor and war-torn countries. Times, Sunday Times If the first hour was a fencing match, the last quarter was a riot of colour. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Plants such as orange geums, foxgloves, roses and blue meconopsis are intended to give a riot of colour. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The large beer garden is a riot of colour in the summer, with countless flowers. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The restrained decor of the interior gives way to a riot of colour and texture outside. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But the staging was a riot of colour and effects. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Particularly in jurisdictions where partisan politics and race have already cleaved deep social divisions, they fear a worst-case scenario where boorish or clueless observers spark a riot. canada.com Heavy discounting by one developer sparked a riot in a showroom by 400 disgruntled owners who, weeks before, had paid the full price. Times, Sunday Times It sparked a riot among their fans and the players ended up locked inside their dressing room fearing for their safety. The Sun An interesting, unusually syncopated number, it passed muster without sparking a riot. Times, Sunday Times Passages of soldiers who lived by theft and rapine sparked a riot in 1691. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was hardly likely to start a riot. The Sun So the people get restless and start a riot. ST Too much free speech like this could start a riot. Times, Sunday Times Then get the heck out of office before you start a riot. Globe and Mail It felt as though everyone had turned up for something raucous and uniting but no one was prepared to start the riot. Times, Sunday Times Street riots ensued, calling for the removal of the monarchy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had a reputation for violent and rowdy street gangs around the 1900s, with a number of street riots. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The living conditions declined and street riots became widespread. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It wasn't a full-on student riot. Times, Sunday Times It was destroyed by arson in 1964 during a student riot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was built to be able to withstand a major student riot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had a student riot in 2004, which caused considerable damage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Another 35 people have been arrested following the student riots. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 骚乱, 骚乱 Japanese: 暴動, 暴動を起こす |
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