English Dictionary

run riot

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To act in an uncontrolled, unbridled manner. / (idiomatic) To be uncontrollable.

日本語の意味

暴走する、制御できずに振る舞う / 無法状態に陥る、制御を離れる

When the power went out, rumors began to run riot across the town, causing widespread confusion.

停電が起きると、噂が町中に好き放題に広まり、広範な混乱を招いた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To act in an uncontrolled, unbridled manner.

No wonder, then, that against a background of surging aggressive prosperity, South Wales built up during the last half of the nineteenth century a local railway system of great density and complexity, in which almost every company competed with every other in its area, and in which working agreements, running powers and strategic junctions ran riot across the railway map.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To be uncontrollable.

And it was only the defiance of Cech that kept a rampant Spurs at bay in the second half, producing a collection of outstanding saves to somehow keep Arsenal in contention as Pochettino's side threatened to run riot.

runs riot （ present singular third-person ）

running riot （ participle present ）

ran riot （ past ）

run riot （ participle past ）