"riot" in Chinese (Simplified)
骚乱暴动
Definition
Riot 指由一群人引发的暴力性公共骚乱,通常伴随破坏、打斗或抗议。它也可以用于非正式表达,表示某人或某事非常好笑、很有趣。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常作名词用,如 'a riot'、'riots broke out'。表示暴力公共事件时,它比 'protest' 更强烈、更失控。非正式用法里,'be a riot' 表示“非常搞笑、特别逗”:'That movie was a riot.'
Examples
The riot started after the game ended.
比赛结束后,**骚乱**开始了。
Police tried to stop the riot in the city center.
警方试图制止市中心的**骚乱**。
The news showed pictures of the riot last night.
新闻播放了昨晚那场**骚乱**的画面。
What started as a peaceful protest turned into a riot within hours.
原本和平的抗议在几小时内演变成了**骚乱**。
You should've seen him at the party—he was an absolute riot.
你真该看看他在派对上的样子——他简直**笑翻全场**。
The whole theater was a riot once the comedian got going.
那个喜剧演员一开讲,整个剧院都成了**欢乐海洋**。