amok

FREQ #28445

adv. 乱砍乱杀, 杀气腾腾地横冲直撞 [医] [抑郁后暴发]杀人狂

发音

US /əˈmɒk/
其它 /əˈmɒk/
其它 /əˈmʊk/

词形变化

amoks 复数 amoked amoking amoks 三单 amoks amoking 现在分词 amoked 过去式 amoked 过去分词 more amok 比较级 most amok 最高级

别名

amuck amock

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.

  2. 2.

    The act of running amok.

  3. 1.

    A kind of Southeast Asian curry steamed in banana leaves native to Cambodia.

    不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of run amok.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.

  2. 2.

    In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk.

词汇关系

副词

同义词 2

amuck murderously

相关短语

run amok 乱砍乱杀, 杀气腾腾地横冲直撞 runs amok running amok ran amok

词源

Borrowed from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”). The term first appeared in English around the 16th century, associated with the people of Malaysia and Java, first described in the 1516 text The Book of Duarte Barbosa, which was translated to English by Henry E. J. Stanley.

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