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

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.
1. 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。

adj

frenzied as if possessed by a demon
1. the soldier was completely amuck
2. berserk with grief
3. a berserk worker smashing windows
Synonym:amuckberserkdemoniacdemoniacalpossessed(p)

adv

in a murderous frenzy
1. rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones
Synonym:amuckmurderously
wildly
1. when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit
Synonym:amuck

They're incorrigiblebecause you let them run amok.
他们无可救药，都是因为你让他们放肆。
A man ran amok in the train yesterday? He struck two railway staff and smashed several carriage windows.
昨天一位男子在火车上胡作非为？他打伤了两名铁路员工，砸碎了几扇车厢窗户。
He's running amok through the American car market.
他在美国汽车市场上横冲直撞。
In the film a man clutching a chain saw runs spectacularly amok.
在这部电影里，一个攥着一把链锯的男人杀气腾腾、凶狂之极。
The elephants had a tendency to panic and run amok.
那些大象容易惊慌和发狂。
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。
The big male elephant is running amok in the village, tearing up the trees by their roots.
那头大公象在村里发狂，将树全部连根拔起。
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。
The two dogs ran amok in a school playground.
那两条狗在学校的操场上狂咬乱窜。
To me, this seems like wealth shame run amok.
我觉得，这似乎是财富羞愧感过了头。