amok
amok
a∙mok / əˈmɑk ; əˈmɔk /
also amuck
◙adv.
1. run amok
a. to suddenly behave in a very violent and uncontrolled way
• 狂乱,发狂:
»Drunken troops ran amok in the town.
喝醉酒的士兵在镇上撒野。
1. to get out of control and cause a lot of problems
• 失控:
»an age in which global capitalism has run amok
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