amok是什么意思？

amok

英[əˈmɒk] 美[əˈmɑk]

• adj.& adv. 杀人狂，狂乱地，杀气腾腾地；

例句

• The sheep started to run amok and the kids too. 羊儿们开始横冲直撞,孩子们也如此一片混乱.
• 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.
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• PHRASE
  （人或动物）发狂，狂暴，疯狂
  If a person or animal runs amok, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way.
  例句
  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。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon;
  "the soldier was completely amuck""berserk with grief""a berserk worker smashing windows"
• Adverb
  1. wildly; without self-control;
  "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"
  2. in a murderous frenzy;
  "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"

行业词典

• 医学： 杀人狂：一种具有特定文化背景的综合征，几乎只见于马来人，其特点为未经刺激而突然爆发出的狂乱杀人暴行(流窜杀人)；同amuck；
  法律： 癫痫杀人犯；