amok
adverb🔊/əˈmɒk/
🔊/əˈmɑːk/
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via Portuguese amouco, from Malay amok ‘rushing in a frenzy’. Early use was as a noun denoting a Malay in a homicidal frenzy; the adverb use dates from the late 17th cent.
Idioms Idioms
run amok
to suddenly become very angry or excited and start behaving violently, especially in a public place （尤指在公共场所）发狂，狂暴，疯狂 Some drunken students had run amok in the college car park. 一些醉酒的学生在大学停车场里横冲直撞。