Word · Frequency #3784
riot
暴动；骚乱；暴乱
a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd of people, often causing damage to property
- 1.
A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
一大群人扰乱公共秩序的骚乱,常涉及暴力或财产损失。
- 2.
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
暴徒的公开暴力行为
- 3.
A wide and unconstrained variety.
广泛而无拘束的多样性。
- 4.
a state of disorder involving group violence
涉及群体暴力的混乱状态
- 5.
Wanton or unrestrained behavior or emotion.
放肆或不受约束的行为或情感。
- 6.
a joke that seems extremely funny
极其好笑的笑话
极其好笑的人（或事物）；繁多；缤纷；放纵；失控；一大群人扰乱公共秩序的骚乱,常涉及暴力或财产损失。；暴徒的公开暴力行为
In use
The riot broke out after the controversial verdict.
Police were called to control the riot.
The city suffered several riots last year.
a riot
The protest turned into a riot.
抗议演变成了一场暴动。
riots (plural)
Riots broke out in several cities.
多个城市爆发了暴动。
in a riot
Several people were arrested in the riot.
数人在暴动中被捕。
Connections
Collocations
- riot police
- 防暴警察
- Riot police were deployed to calm the crowds.防暴警察被派去安抚人群。
- riot gear
- 防暴装备
- The officers put on their riot gear before approaching the protest.警察在接近抗议者前穿上了防暴装备。
- riot control
- 防暴控制
- The government uses tear gas for riot control.政府使用催泪瓦斯来进行防暴控制。
- spark a riot
- 引发暴乱
- The court's decision sparked a riot in the capital.法院的裁决在首都引发了暴乱。
- put down a riot
- 镇压暴乱
- The army was called in to put down the riot.军队被召来镇压暴乱。
- a riot of color
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音联想：“riot”像“绕”，人群在街头绕来绕去，秩序混乱→骚乱。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、法律/警方通报、社会事件讨论 作名词指“暴乱、骚乱”时，通常出现在新闻报道、警方通报等比较正式的语境中，语气中性；在日常口语里也可以使用，但没有明显的口语或俚俗色彩。
Grammar Note
常用于单数或复数形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
quiet 和 diet 与 riot 押韵，都读 /aɪət/；注意 pilot、idiot、patriot 拼写以 -ot 结尾，但发音分别为 /ˈpaɪlət/、/ˈɪdiət/、/ˈpeɪtriət/，与 riot 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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