Riot



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• vi.参加暴动(to create or engage in a riot)
• ［类］ 反义词: sedate ( 使镇静)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French riote rash action, noise, disorder
• Date: 13th century
• 1. archaic
  • a. profligate behavior ; debauchery
  • b. unrestrained revelry
  • c. noise, uproar, or disturbance made by revelers
• 2.
  • a. public violence, tumult, or disorder
  • b. a violent public disorder; specifically a tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent
• 3. a random or disorderly profusion <the woods were a riot of color>
• 4. one that is wildly amusing <the new comedy is a riot>

II. intransitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• 1. to indulge in revelry or wantonness
• 2. to create or engage in a riot
• ? rioter noun

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