单词 | riot |
释义 | Word Frequency riot(ˈraɪət) noun 1. a. a disturbance made by an unruly mob or (in law) three or more persons; tumult or uproar b. (as modifier) a riot gun riot police a riot shield 2. boisterous activity; unrestrained revelry 3. an occasion of boisterous merriment 4. slang a person who occasions boisterous merriment 5. a dazzling or arresting display a riot of colour 6. hunting the indiscriminate following of any scent by hounds 7. archaic wanton lasciviousness 8. run riot verb 9. (intransitive) to take part in a riot 10. (intransitive) to indulge in unrestrained revelry or merriment 11. (transitive; foll by away) to spend (time or money) in wanton or loose living he has rioted away his life Derived forms rioter (ˈrioter) noun rioting (ˈrioting) noun Word origin C13: from Old French riote dispute, from ruihoter to quarrel, probably from ruir to make a commotion, from Latin rugīre to roar |
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