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ri·ot1 /ˈraɪət/ ●●○ noun  1  [countable]SCPROTEST a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way, especially when they are protesting about something 骚乱，暴乱，暴动 urban riots 城市骚乱 prison riots 监狱暴乱 His murder triggered vicious race riots (=caused by a problem between different races). 他的被杀引发了严重的种族骚乱。 police wearing riot gear (=the special clothing and equipment worn by police officers during a riot) 配有防暴装备的警察 police in bullet-proof vests and carrying riot shields (=a piece of very hard plastic which police officers stand behind to protect them) 穿防弹背心、持防暴盾牌的警察 →4  See picture of 见图 DEMONSTRATION2  run riot a) IMAGINEif your imagination, emotions, thoughts etc run riot, you cannot or do not control them 〔想象、感情、思绪等〕无法控制，不加约束 Manufacturers have let their imaginations run riot to create new computer games. 生产商极尽想象之能事，开发设计新的电脑游戏。 b) LOUD/NOISYif people run riot, they behave in a violent, noisy, and uncontrolled way 狂暴，无法无天 Some people let their children run riot. 有些人听任孩子胡作非为。 c) GROW/GET BIGGERif a plant runs riot, it grows very quickly 〔植物〕疯长，蔓生3  a riot of colour CCOLOUR/COLORsomething with many different bright colours 色彩缤纷，色彩斑斓 The garden is a riot of colour in spring. 春天花园里五彩缤纷。4  read (somebody) the riot act TELL somebody OFFto give someone a strong warning that they must stop causing trouble – used humorously 严厉警告（某人）必须停止闹事〔幽默用法〕 If the kids don’t settle down soon, I’ll go up and read them the riot act. 如果孩子们不马上安静下来，我就要上去向他们提出严正警告。n COLLOCATIONSverbscause a riotWhen the election results were announced, it caused riots in the capital.spark off a riot (=make it start)The incident sparked off a riot which lasted for three days.quell a riot (=use force to stop it)The police marched in to quell the riots.a riot begins/breaks out/eruptsRiots broke out last month following the verdict.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + riota prison riotThe prison riots were caused by bad physical conditions and poor security.race riots (=caused by a problem between different races)In 1967, there were race riots in a number of major American cities.urban/inner-city riotsThe urban riots forced the Government to invest in the inner cities.a serious/major riotThe jail was hit by a serious riot last year.a full-scale riot (=a serious riot, not only a little fighting)The disturbance escalated into a full-scale riot.riot + NOUNriot policeThe city deployed riot police to contain the demonstration. the riot squad (=a group of police who deal with riots)Then someone called the riot squad.Demonstrators clashed with 140 riot squad officers, drawn from the police and the British army.riot gear (=special clothing worn by police dealing with a riot)Almost 1,000 officers, many in riot gear, were needed to restore order.a riot shield (=a plastic shield used by a police officer)The police moved in on the demonstration using riot shields and tear gas.riot controlAll officers are trained in riot control.

Examples from the Corpus

riot• Riot police used tear gas against the protestors.• Riots erupted in the capital after police banned two anti-government demonstrations.• Wasn't there three thousand men in Tipperary last Saturday in a riot for work, outside this very building.• A peaceful rally turned into a riot after police fired into the crowd.• This guy is a riot.• Isn't that a riot?• A riot in a drab housing project outside Paris leaves one participant on his deathbed, a victim of police brutality.• A riot broke out after a police shooting of a local man.• And loyalists claim a second inmate was blinded for 48 hours after riot squad prison officers turned high-powered hose on his face.• Racial tension boiled over in the inner city riots which spread across the nation last week.• The violent communal riots of 1969 precipitated his resignation as Prime Minister in 1970.• Four days of unrest and anti-government riots left at least three people dead.• Police, many in riot gear, later separated the gangs.• Five days of rioting followed the police shooting of student leaders.• In 1943 there were violent race riots in Detroit in which 25 black people died.• the student riots in Paris in the 1960s• Altogether the riots cost 130 lives and well over $700 million in property damage.• The army was called in to put down the riots.• More than 150 officers battled to end the riots outside the embassy.• By the time the riot was brought under control, the white bus was already back in Dresden.• At least 300 people were killed during the weeklong riots.• There were riots in several cities after it was announced that the price of bread would rise by 200%.riot shields• Metal riot shields were introduced in 1970.• There were no plastic riot shields, no riot sticks or helmets, no water cannon and no mobile command posts available.• Pickets charged straight into the police riot shields.• It reached a peak as miners surged in against the riot shields.• Other demonstrators have managed to draw pink hearts on most of the riot shields.• Some of the pickets had wrenched riot shields away from the police.riot2 verb [intransitive]  VIOLENTif a crowd of people riot, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way, for example by fighting the police and damaging cars or buildings 发动骚乱，闹事 University students rioted in protest at tuition fees. 大学生闹事，抗议学费过高。 —rioting noun [uncountable] —rioter noun [countable]→ See Verb table

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riot• In the end, I think, they did not know how to riot.• In July 1834, rioting against abolitionists in New York City resulted in mass destruction of the black section.• Investors have been a tad nervous since indigenous people rioted for several days in March.• Gangs of youths rioted for two nights on the streets of the capital.• Prisoners in several jails have rioted in protest at their appalling conditions.• Hundreds of prisoners rioted on April 1 in the overcrowded prison.• The congress called on the government to reopen schools and Niamey University, closed following rioting on Feb. 27.• At the time of the shooting the students were not rioting or causing civil disruption.• Some, as you know, seek revenge - they riot, they take drugs and generally make damned nuisances of themselves.• When the pyramids began to collapse, crowds rioted throughout the small country and opposition activists demanded that the government step down.Origin riot1 (1100-1200) Old French “quarrel”

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ri‧ot¹ /ˈraɪət/ noun1. [countable] a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way, especially when they are protesting about something:
    urban riots
    prison riots
    His murder triggered vicious race riots (=caused by a problem between different races).
    police wearing riot gear (=the special clothing and equipment worn by police officers during a riot)
    police in bullet-proof vests and carrying riot shields (=a piece of very hard plastic which police officers stand behind to protect them)
2. run riot
  a. if your imagination, emotions, thoughts etc run riot, you cannot or do not control them:
    Manufacturers have let their imaginations run riot to create new computer games.
  b. if people run riot, they behave in a violent, noisy, and uncontrolled way:
    Some people let their children run riot.
  c. if a plant runs riot, it grows very quickly
3. a riot of colour something with many different bright colours:
    The garden is a riot of colour in spring.
4. read (somebody) the riot act to give someone a strong warning that they must stop causing trouble – used humorously:
    If the kids don’t settle down soon, I’ll go up and read them the riot act.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ cause a riot When the election results were announced, it caused riots in the capital.
   ▪ spark off a riot (=make it start) The incident sparked off a riot which lasted for three days.
   ▪ quell a riot (=use force to stop it) The police marched in to quell the riots.
   ▪ a riot begins/breaks out/erupts Riots broke out last month following the verdict.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + riot
   ▪ a prison riot The prison riots were caused by bad physical conditions and poor security.
   ▪ race riots (=caused by a problem between different races) In 1967, there were race riots in a number of major American cities.
   ▪ urban/inner-city riots The urban riots forced the Government to invest in the inner cities.
   ▪ a serious/major riot The jail was hit by a serious riot last year.
   ▪ a full-scale riot (=a serious riot, not only a little fighting) The disturbance escalated into a full-scale riot.
■ riot + NOUN
   ▪ riot police The city deployed riot police to contain the demonstration.
   ▪ the riot squad (=a group of police who deal with riots) Then someone called the riot squad. | Demonstrators clashed with 140 riot squad officers, drawn from the police and the British army.
   ▪ riot gear (=special clothing worn by police dealing with a riot) Almost 1,000 officers, many in riot gear, were needed to restore order.
   ▪ a riot shield (=a plastic shield used by a police officer) The police moved in on the demonstration using riot shields and tear gas.
   ▪ riot control All officers are trained in riot control.
     

THESAURUS

■ when people hit or attack each other
   ▪ fight a situation in which people hit or attack each other because of an argument, or as a sport: He had a fight with an older boy. | the famous fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
   ▪ battle a fight between opposing armies or groups of people: The English king was killed at the Battle of Hastings. | a battle between two rival gangs
   ▪ scuffle a short fight that is not very violent: There was a short scuffle with the police, but no arrests were made.
   ▪ punch-up British English informal a fight in which people hit each other because of an argument: The game turned into a punch-up.
   ▪ brawl a noisy fight between a group of people: He was hurt in a drunken brawl.
   ▪ altercation formal a short noisy argument or fight, especially one that is not serious: There was a brief altercation and someone called the police.
   ▪ riot a fight involving a large number of people, especially people who are protesting about something: The book provoked riots all over Europe.

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riot² verb [intransitive]
if a crowd of people riot, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way, for example by fighting the police and damaging cars or buildings:
    University students rioted in protest at tuition fees.
—rioting noun [uncountable]
—rioter noun [countable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ protest to do something to show publicly that you disagree with something – used especially when a large group of people do this together: Huge crowds gathered in the capital protesting against the war. | Drivers blocked roads around the capital to protest about the rising cost of fuel.
   ▪ march to walk in a large group from one place to another in order to protest about something: Hundreds of students marched through the city in protest against the employment laws.
   ▪ demonstrate to walk or stand somewhere in a large group, in order to protest about something: About 200 people were demonstrating outside the US Embassy. | Environmentalists have been demonstrating against plans to dump waste at sea.
   ▪ riot to protest by behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way: Hundreds of workers rioted after pay negotiations broke down. | The prisoners were rioting agianst their appalling conditions.
   ▪ boycott to protest about the actions of a company, country, or industry by refusing to buy something, or refusing to go to a place or event: They may boycott the next Olympic Games. | Shoppers are boycotting battery-farmed eggs.
   ▪ hold/stage a sit-in to protest by refusing to leave a place: The students have been staging a sit-in to protest about overcrowding at the polytechnic.
   ▪ go on a hunger strike (also go on hunger strike British English) to protest by refusing to eat: Maynard went on a hunger strike to protest his innocence.