| 释义 |
amok
I. \əˈmək also -äk\ noun
or amuck \əˈmək\
(-s)
Etymology: Malay amok furious attack, charge (as in mĕngamok he runs amok, pĕngamok one that runs amok
1. archaic : a Malay that goes into a murderous frenzy and attacks people at random
2. : a murderous frenzy that occurs chiefly among Malays
< an inflexible, confined, and unpermissive environment is the essence of amok — J.M.Van der Kroef >
II. adverb
or amuck \“\
Etymology: Malay amok
1. : in a murderously frenzied manner
2.
a. : in a violently raging manner
< the North Sea ran amok — Joseph O'Connor >
b. : in an undisciplined manner : needlessly
< an era which seems to have run amok with its love for the strange — E.P.Hanson >
III. adjective
or amuck \“\
Etymology: Malay amok
: possessed with a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy
< an amok soldier > |