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更新时间:2026-06-15 20:36:35   栏目: 在线翻译

riots 的音标为英 /ˈraɪəts/、美 /ˈraɪəts/,可作名词和动词。作名词时,意为“暴动;骚乱;极度丰富”,是 riot 的复数形式;作动词时,意为“骚乱;闹事”,是 riot 的第三人称单数形式。

主要用法及搭配

名词用法

表示群体性暴力事件:指多人在公共场合实施暴力、破坏财物的行为。例如“种族骚乱”(race riots)、“食物暴乱”(food riots)。历史上著名的“石墙骚乱”(Stonewall riots)是LGBTQ+平权运动的标志性事件。

表示“极度丰富”:用于描述色彩、情感等的多样性,如“The garden was a riot of color in summer”(夏天花园里五彩缤纷)。

动词用法

表示“参与暴乱”,如“Last year 600 inmates rioted, starting fires and building barricades”(去年600名囚犯闹事,纵火并设置路障)。

常见短语

riot police:防暴警察

run riot:① 肆意撒野(如“Rampaging prisoners ran riot through the jail”);② (想象力等)肆意驰骋(如“let her imagination run riot with costume jewellery”)

read sb the riot act:严厉警告某人停止不良行为

例句(10句)

Her death was the occasion of mass riots.(她的逝世引发了大规模骚乱。)

Riots are almost unheard of in Japan.(暴乱在日本几乎闻所未闻。)

The police came in to break up the riots.(警察介入驱散了骚乱人群。)

Flowers blossom in a riot of colour.(百花盛开,万紫千红。)

When the teacher left, the children ran riot.(老师一走,孩子们就闹开了。)

The monkey ran riot in the pet shop.(猴子在宠物店大闹一场。)

Inflation is running riot and prices are out of control.(通货膨胀肆虐,物价失控。)

Riot police dispersed the crowd with tear gas.(防暴警察用催泪瓦斯驱散人群。)

The speech provoked the mob and caused a riot.(演说煽动民众引发了骚乱。)

Some unsatisfied youths riot in taking risks.(一些不满的年轻人热衷于冒险。)

从街头冲突到文化隐喻,riots 一词既承载着社会动荡的沉重记忆,也能描绘自然与情感的绚烂图景。你还能想到哪些用它表达“极端状态”的场景?