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单词 rioter
释义
riotriot2 verb [intransitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
riot
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyriot
he, she, itriots
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyrioted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave rioted
he, she, ithas rioted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad rioted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill riot
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have rioted
Continuous Form
PresentIam rioting
he, she, itis rioting
you, we, theyare rioting
PastI, he, she, itwas rioting
you, we, theywere rioting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been rioting
he, she, ithas been rioting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been rioting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be rioting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been rioting
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Gangs of youths rioted for two nights on the streets of the capital.
  • Hundreds of prisoners rioted on April 1 in the overcrowded prison.
  • Prisoners in several jails have rioted in protest at their appalling conditions.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • At the time of the shooting the students were not rioting or causing civil disruption.
  • In July 1834, rioting against abolitionists in New York City resulted in mass destruction of the black section.
  • In the end, I think, they did not know how to riot.
  • Investors have been a tad nervous since indigenous people rioted for several days in March.
  • Some, as you know, seek revenge - they riot, they take drugs and generally make damned nuisances of themselves.
  • The congress called on the government to reopen schools and Niamey University, closed following rioting on Feb. 27.
  • When the pyramids began to collapse, crowds rioted throughout the small country and opposition activists demanded that the government step down.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to do something to show publicly that you disagree with something – used especially when a large group of people do this together: · Huge crowds gathered in the capital protesting against the war.· Drivers blocked roads around the capital to protest about the rising cost of fuel.
to walk in a large group from one place to another in order to protest about something: · Hundreds of students marched through the city in protest against the employment laws.
to walk or stand somewhere in a large group, in order to protest about something: · About 200 people were demonstrating outside the US Embassy.· Environmentalists have been demonstrating against plans to dump waste at sea.
to protest by behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way: · Hundreds of workers rioted after pay negotiations broke down.· The prisoners were rioting against their appalling conditions.
to protest about the actions of a company, country, or industry by refusing to buy something, or refusing to go to a place or event: · They may boycott the next Olympic Games.· Shoppers are boycotting battery-farmed eggs.
to protest by refusing to leave a place: · The students have been staging a sit-in to protest about overcrowding at the polytechnic.
(also go on hunger strike British English) to protest by refusing to eat: · Maynard went on a hunger strike to protest his innocence.
Longman Language Activatorto show publicly that you disagree with something
if people protest about something, they show that they think it is wrong or unfair, for example by holding public meetings or writing letters to politicians: · When the army took power, huge crowds gathered in the capital to protest.protest about/against: · Prisoners had climbed onto the roof to protest about conditions in the jail.protest something American: · a huge crowd of students protesting the globalization of trade
to protest about something in an organized way, by having a large outdoor meeting or by marching through the streets: · Thousands of people demonstrated outside the parliament building last night.demonstrate against: · Thousands of workers and students demonstrated against US involvement in the war.
to walk with a large group of people from one place to another, in order to show that you do not agree with something: march through/to etc: · Over ten thousand workers marched through the capital demanding higher wages.march on: · Several thousand people marched on the French embassy.
to not buy something, not go somewhere, or not take part in an event, in order to protest about the actions of a country or company: · Students have threatened to boycott certain banks as a protest at their investment policies.· Several countries have said they may boycott next year's Olympic Games.
if a large group of people riot , they protest about something by fighting the police, damaging public buildings, or setting fire to things: · Prisoners in several jails have rioted in protest at their appalling conditions.· Gangs of youths rioted for two nights on the streets of the capital.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· Riot police moved in with tear gas.
 Police used live ammunition to quell the disturbances.
 if a crowd of people riot, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way, for example by fighting the police and damaging cars or buildings:  University students rioted in protest at tuition fees.—rioting noun [uncountable]—rioter noun [countable]
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