| 短语 | run riot |
| 释义 | run riota. if 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计算机游戏。b. if 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. if a plant runs riot, it grows very quickly〔植物〕疯长，蔓生 run riot behave in a violent and unrestrained way 胡闹; 撒野; 横冲直撞。 ■ (of a mental faculty or emotion) function or be expressed without restraint （智能, 感情）尽情地发挥; 无拘无束地表达： her imagination ran riot. 她听凭自己的想像力自由驰骋。 ■ proliferate or spread uncontrollably 猖獗, 肆虐; 蔓延滋长： traditional prejudices were allowed to run riot. 听任传统的偏见四下蔓延。 run riot 见RIOT. run ˈriot1(of people人)to behave in a way that is violent and/or not under control撒野；恣意妄为rampageThey let their kids run riot.他们听任自己的孩子撒野。2if your imagination, a feeling, etc.runs riot,you allow it to develop and continue without trying to control it（指想像、情感等）任意发挥，奔放3(of plants植物)to grow and spread quickly生长繁茂；疯长 |
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