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N-COUNT
暴亂;騷動;暴動
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.
例句
Twelve inmates have been killed during a riot at the prison.
12名犯人在一場監獄暴亂中被殺害。
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VERB
鬧事;發動暴亂
If people riot, they behave violently in a public place.
例句
Last year 600 inmates rioted, starting fires and building barricades...
去年，600名犯人鬧事，他們縱火并設置路障。
They rioted in protest against the government.
他們發動暴亂，以抗議政府的行為。
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N-SING
五顏六色;豐富多彩;各種各樣
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.
例句
All the cacti were in flower, so that the desert was a riot of colour...
所有的仙人掌都開花了，整個沙漠里五彩繽紛。
With Indian cuisine, you expect a riot of tastes and spices.
印度菜肴口味豐富，并添加各種香料。
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PHRASE
嚴厲警告…停止鬧事;嚴厲警告…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.
例句
I'm glad you read the riot act to Billy. He's still a kid and still needs to be told what to do.
我很高興你警告比利不許胡鬧。他還是個孩子，仍然需要有人告訴他該做什么。
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PHRASE
失去控制;變得狂亂;無法無天
If people run riot, they behave in a wild and uncontrolled manner.
例句
Rampaging prisoners ran riot through Strangeways jail.
斯特蘭韋斯監獄里那些狂暴的囚犯們全都失去了控制。
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PHRASE
(想象力等)狂野，不受拘束，任意發揮
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.
例句
A conservatory offers the perfect excuse to let your imagination run riot.
音樂學院讓你有充分的理由任想象力自由馳騁。
We have no proof and when there is no proof, rumour runs riot.
我們沒有證據，只要沒有證據，謠言就會滿天飛。