riot
单词辨析：
指以推翻政府或统治者为目的的有组织的武装反叛。
The government put down an armed rebellion last week.
上星期政府镇压了一次武装叛乱。
Who was behind the rebellion against the military regime?
谁在幕后策划了反对该军事政权的暴动？
多指针对政府的武装斗争，涉及范围较小，可与 rebellion 换用。
This event marked the successful revolt/rebellion of the colonies.
该事件标志着殖民地人民的反抗行动获得成功。
When was that revolt/rebellion crushed?
那场叛乱是何时被镇压的？
尤指一群人为抗议某事而引发的骚乱。
His death triggered a vicious prison riot.
他的死亡引发了一场严重的监狱暴乱。
Effective measures should be taken to avoid food riots in the refugee camp.
要采取有效措施避免难民营中发生争抢食物的骚乱。
指某一地区或国家的人为推翻政府、政权等而进行的武装暴动。
This chapter gives a general introduction to the Nanchang Uprising.
这一章大致介绍了南昌起义。
The recent popular uprising was led by a peasant's son.
最近这次平民暴动是由一位农民的儿子领导的。
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The crowd threw petrol bombs at the police, who responded by donning riot gear.
人群向警察扔汽油弹，警察则穿上了防暴衣。
They rioted in protest against the government.
他们发动暴乱，以抗议政府的行为。
Riot police broke up a demonstration by students.
防暴警察驱散了示威的学生。
During the film's production, the director wanted to shoot a riot scene but the filming was blocked
在影片摄制期间，导演想拍摄一个暴乱场面，但是被禁止了。
Riot police fired in the air and lashed out with clubs to disperse hundreds of demonstrators
防暴警察朝天开枪并挥舞警棍驱散数百名示威者。
Police in riot gear cleared the noisy demonstrators, who offered no resistance.
身穿防暴服的警察驱散了喧闹的游行者，没有遇到抵抗。