riots

英 [ˈraɪəts] 美 [ˈraɪəts]

n.  暴乱; 骚乱; 丰富多彩; 品种繁多; 非常有趣的人(或事)
v.  发生骚乱; 闹事
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  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。
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双语例句

  1. More than 240 England football fans are being deported from Italy following riots last night.
    昨晚的骚乱发生后有240多名英格兰球迷被驱逐出意大利。
  2. In Los Angeles, the neighborhood known as Watts erupted into riots
    在洛杉矶，一个叫做沃茨的街区爆发了动乱。
  3. In the immediate aftermath of the riots, a mood of hope and reconciliation sprang up
    暴乱过后紧接着出现了期待未来与盼望和解的气氛。
  4. The riots will also mean lost income for Los Angeles County.
    暴乱还意味着洛杉矶县收入的损失。
  5. The Los Angeles riots reflected the bitterness between the black and Korean communities in the city
    洛杉矶的暴乱反映出这个城市的黑人社区和韩裔社区之间的仇恨。
  6. During the riots hundreds of people seized the opportunity to steal property
    在暴乱中成百上千的人纷纷趁机偷窃财物。
  7. Just as the presidential campaign was picking up steam, riots exploded in Los Angeles.
    正当总统竞选活动的声势日益壮大时，洛杉矶爆发了暴乱。
  8. The president struck back at critics who say he should be held accountable for conditions that contributed to the riots.
    一些批评家指出总统应对导致骚乱局面的情形负责，总统对此予以驳斥。
  9. Violence has subsided following two days of riots.
    两天的暴乱过后，暴力事件开始平息。
  10. East Los Angeles was left relatively unscathed by the riots
    相对来说，洛杉矶东部基本没有受到暴乱的影响。
  11. There have been riots before and the situation is volatile
    以前曾发生过暴乱，现在局势不太稳定。
  12. Ernest Brown lives about a dozen blocks from where the riots began.
    欧内斯特·布朗住在离骚乱发生处几个街区远的地方。
  13. The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
    警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。
  14. The city is calm again after yesterday's riots.
    这座城市经过昨天的动乱以后又平静下来了。
  15. The riots swept the industrial north and midland.
    骚乱席卷工业化的北方和中部地区。
  16. Law and order were quickly restored after the riots.
    骚乱过后很快恢复了治安。
  17. But when it did so in 1998, 2001 and 2008, there were riots.
    但该国在1998年、2001年和2008年采取这种做法时，国内出现了骚乱。
  18. This accidental killing sparked major riots in the cities.
    这次意外的杀人事件导致了不少城市的大骚乱。
  19. It simply does not square with the facts about when and where riots happen.
    它与骚乱事实上发生的时间和地点根本不相符。
  20. In most wars there have been sporadic civilian riots.
    在绝大多数战争中都有零星的平民骚乱。
  21. An orgy of riots broke out across Greece after a policeman shot a teenager dead in Athens.
    自一名警察在雅典射杀了一名青少年以来，希腊各地爆发了骚乱。
  22. The earlier race riots had been caused by whites attacking blacks.
    早先的种族骚乱是由白人攻击黑人引起的。
  23. The urban riots that erupted this summer in britain.
    今年夏天在英国突然爆发的城市骚乱。
  24. Their deaths resulted in riots in cities across the country.
    他们的死引起了全国范围内的城市骚乱。
  25. The underlying causes of the riots have been ignored.
    骚乱的根本原因被忽视了。
  26. Riots are of frequent occurrence in this province.
    这省经常发生骚乱。
  27. Rising food prices have triggered riots in 30 countries.
    食品价格上涨已在30个国家中引发骚动。
  28. Inner-city riots erupted when a local tax was increased.
    当一种地方税增加时，市中心的骚乱暴发了。
  29. Riots led to the postponement of local electioins.
    骚乱致使地方选举延期了。
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