c)GROW/GET BIGGERif a plant runs riot, it grows very quickly 〔植物〕疯长,蔓生
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run riot• Confusionran riot in Ruth's heart.• The objects left in the churchyard were open to all manner of interpretation and imagination could run riot.• Because of her weakenedstate her imagination had run riot.• All kinds of wild ideas ran riot in my brain.• Ann let her imagination run riot as she wrote.• When Coleridge got on one and let his imagination run riot, he came up with Kubla Khan.• Rosesran riot up the wall.• In the Pilkington final two years ago, they ran riot over the Cherry and Whites.• Now, when far greater things were at stake, she had allowed her emotions to run riot.• Boro threatened to run riot but could not provide the finishingtouch.