/ˈraɪət ||; ˈraɪət/noun [C] a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest 暴动；暴乱:
Further riots have broken out in Manchester. 曼彻斯特又再爆发暴乱。
riot verb [I]:
There is a danger that the prisoners will riot if conditions do not improve. 如果监狱条件没有改善，囚犯可能会闹事。 ➔rioter noun [C] run riot 1 to behave in a wild way without any control 举止狂乱或不受控制: At the end of the football match, the crowd ran riot. 足球比赛结束后，群众捣乱闹事。
2 (used about your imagination, feelings, etc) to allow sth to develop and continue without trying to control it （指想象力、感情等）自由发挥，不受约束