amok
美音:
[ə´mʌk
]英音:
[ə´mʌk
]adj.杀人狂 adv.狂乱地,杀气腾腾地
难易程度:
amok为短语/超纲词汇
amok
/ə'mɒk; ə`mɑk/
(also amuck / E5mQk; E`mQk/) adv (idm 习语) run amok rush about in a wild and angry frenzy 横冲直撞; 乱窜
*The tiger escaped from the zoo and ran amok for hours. 老虎逃出了动物园, 张牙舞爪乱窜了几小时.
amok
adv alsoamuck
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Mala]
run amok
a) to suddenly behave in a very violent and uncontrolled way
Drunken troops ran amok in the town.
b) to get out of control and cause a lot of problems
an age in which global capitalism has run amok