amok
英 [əˈmɒk]
美 [əˈmɑːk]
n. 杀人狂
adj. 狂乱的；杀人狂的
adv. 狂乱地；杀人狂地
BNC.32686 / COCA.18140
习惯用语
adv.
- run amok
- （尤指在公共场所）发狂，狂暴，疯狂
to suddenly become very angry or excited and start behaving violently, especially in a public place
柯林斯词典
- PHRASE （人或动物）发狂，狂暴，疯狂
If a person or animalruns amok, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way.- A soldier was arrested after running amok with a vehicle through Berlin.
一名士兵在疯狂飙车穿越柏林后被逮捕。
- A soldier was arrested after running amok with a vehicle through Berlin.
英英释义
adj
- frenzied as if possessed by a demon
- the soldier was completely amuck
- berserk with grief
- a berserk worker smashing windows
adv
- in a murderous frenzy
- rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones
- wildly
- when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit
双语例句
- A masked man ran amok in the town square.
一个戴面具的人杀气腾腾地闯进了市政广场。 - Private risk-taking run amok has plunged the country into its worst recession in decades.
私营企业不顾危险，最终失去控制，导致美国陷入了几十年不遇的经济萧条。 - If there are tigers running amok, I'll take precautions, but that's no reason why I should give in to Wu sun-fu completely.
老虎发疯，我要严防，但是决不能因为有老虎在那里，我就退让到不成话！ - The humour of the gods had run amok.
神的玩笑开得太过火了。 - I want to be helpful, especially to people who have been job hunting for a long time, but this is networking run amok.
我也希望能帮上忙，尤其是为那些花了很长时间找工作的人，但现在情况已经失去了控制。 - Fortunately, certified seeing-eye dogs are invari-ably conscientious in their duties, but in today's cartoon American Pat Oliphant plays darkly with the image of a hound running amok.
所幸的是，合格的导盲犬总是尽职尽责，但在今天刊登的这幅漫画中，美国漫画家帕特-奥列芬特以一只狂奔的狗玩了一次黑色幽默。 - A soldier was arrested after running amok with a vehicle through Berlin.
一名士兵在疯狂飙车穿越柏林后被逮捕。 - To me, this seems like wealth shame run amok.
我觉得，这似乎是财富羞愧感过了头。 - The gunman ran amok, firing indiscriminately at passers-by.
持枪歹徒大开杀戒，不分青红皂白向行人开枪。 - There were widespread reports of looting and escaped convicts running amok.
很多报道提到抢劫和逃犯肆虐。