riot
noun
uk/ˈraɪ.ət/us/ˈraɪ.ət/C1[C]
anoccasionwhen alargenumberofpeoplebehavein anoisy,violent, anduncontrolledway inpublic, often as aprotest:
Foodprotestsand riots haveeruptedin more than 30countries.30多个国家爆发了因食品问题引起的抗议和骚乱。
[S]old-fashionedinformal
a veryfunnyorentertainingoccasionorperson:
非常有趣的人（或事物）；令人愉快的场合（或人）"How was theparty?" "It wasgreat- wehada riot."“聚会怎么样？”“好极了——我们都很开心。”
ImetMike'sbrotherfor the firsttime- he's a riot.我是第一次见到迈克的哥哥——他真是风趣极了。
- In the riot, thestatuesweretoppledfromtheirpedestals.
- Policeusedteargasto put the riot down.
- Theweeksfollowingthe riots wereextremelytense.
- Theprisonriots havesharpenedthedebateabout howprisonsshould berun.
- According tounconfirmedreports, twopeoplewerekilledin the riots lastnight.
Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchistic
- anarchy
- bedlam
- disorganization
- disorganized
- disturb
- ferment
- free-for-all
- havoc
- instability
- rioting
- riotousness
- social exclusion
- strife
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turbulent
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Idioms
a riot of colour
run riot
riot
verb[I]
uk/ˈraɪ.ət/us/ˈraɪ.ət/C2
to takepartin a riot:
暴乱；骚乱；聚众闹事Students are rioting in thestreetsof thecapital.首都街头发生了学生骚乱。
Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- anti-apartheid
- anti-revolutionary
- anti-state
- insurgency
- insurrection
- jihadi
- mujahideen
- mutineer
- rebelliously
- rebelliousness
- recusant
- red flag
- revolt
- subversiveness
- suicide bomber
- terrorist
- topple
- troublemaker
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Social order & disorder