"run amuck" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 失控
• 疯狂行动

Definition

突然或意外地表现得狂野、失控或暴力。常用于人或事引起混乱时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Run amuck” 比较戏剧化且口语，用于形容人、动物或物体突然失控造成混乱。也写作“run amok”，两者都可以。用于严重混乱，不用于轻微调皮。

Examples

When the kids eat too much sugar, they run amuck.

当孩子们吃太多糖时，他们会**失控**。

The fans ran amuck after their team won the game.

球迷们在他们的球队赢球后**疯狂行动**。

Don't leave the dogs alone or they might run amuck.

不要把狗单独留在家，否则它们可能会**失控**。

After the system crashed, the robots ran amuck in the warehouse.

系统崩溃后，机器人在仓库里**疯狂行动**。

The party got out of hand and people started to run amuck.

派对失控了，人们开始**失控**地行动。

If we let the toddler near the paint, he'll run amuck for sure.

如果我们让小孩靠近颜料，他一定会**失控**。