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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- riot
['raɪət]
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1.
noun
[c]
(disturbance) 暴乱
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2.
vi.
闹事
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They rioted in protest against the Government.
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他们在反对政府的抗议中闹事。
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to run riot
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[children，football fans etc+] 撒野
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a riot of colour(s)
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五彩缤纷
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- riot
[ˈraɪət]
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1.
n.[c]
暴动，暴乱，骚乱
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At the riot last year the army was ordered to fire on the crowd.
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在去年的暴乱中，军队受命向人群开枪。
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2.
noun
混乱，骚乱的局面
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He was running riot, switching off lights and knocking things over.
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他肆无忌惮地胡闹着，又关灯又打翻东西。
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In the spring the garden was a riot of colour and scent.
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春天，花园里姹紫嫣红，芳香四溢。
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3.
n.[c]
[Slang]
很有趣的笑话
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4.
noun
[Archaic]
闹宴，狂饮嬉乐的聚会
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The after-graduation party was a riot.
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毕业后的晚会就是一个狂饮嬉乐的聚会。
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5.
vi.
闹事，参与暴乱
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More than 70 prisoners were rioting in the prison.
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有70多名囚犯参与了这次监狱暴乱。
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Her voice was shrill with urgency and rioted in the dark.
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她的声音因急迫而异常尖锐，打破了黑暗。
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Students were rioting everywhere in 1968.
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1968年各地学生都出现骚乱。
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6.
vi.
[Archaic]
狂饮纵乐
Collins English-English Dictionary
- riot
['raɪət]
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1.
n
a disturbance made by an unruly mob or (in law) three or more persons; tumult or uproar
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2.
n
(as modifier)
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a riot gun
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riot police
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a riot shield
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3.
n
boisterous activity; unrestrained revelry
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4.
n
an occasion of boisterous merriment
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5.
n
[Slang]
a person who occasions boisterous merriment
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6.
n
a dazzling or arresting display
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a riot of colour
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7.
n
[hunting]
the indiscriminate following of any scent by hounds
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8.
n
[Archaic]
wanton lasciviousness
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9.
vi.
[intr]
to take part in a riot
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10.
vi.
[intr]
to indulge in unrestrained revelry or merriment
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11.
vt.
[tr; foll by away]
to spend (time or money) in wanton or loose living
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he has rioted away his life
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12.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French riote dispute, from ruihoter to quarrel, probably from ruir to make a commotion, from Latin rugire to roar
Examples
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A riot erupted.
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一场暴乱爆发了。
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to foment a riot
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煽动暴乱
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a riot that soon involved thousands
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立刻就有数以千计的人参加的骚动
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a riot of laughter
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放声大笑
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a riot of color
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色彩缤纷
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the fight that triggered the riot
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那次引起骚乱的打架
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The police are in the vicinity to make sure there is no riot.
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警察就守在附近，以防止暴乱的发生。
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Police were needed to put the riot down.
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当时需要警察来把暴动镇压下去。
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At certain times of the year, gardens display a riot of colors.
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每年的那个时候，花园里都会呈现出一派五彩缤纷的景象。
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Kim's gerbera garden is a riot of color every spring.
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每年春天，金花园里的非洲菊就开得色彩缤纷，美不胜收。
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