mob
noun
verb
mɒb
noun
1
a
large
noisy
crowd,
especially
one
that
is
angry
and
violent
〔成群的〕暴民，乱民
[+
of
]
a
mob
of
a
few
hundred
demonstrators
一帮几百人的示威者
They
were
immediately
surrounded
by
the
mob.
他们立刻被那帮暴民包围住了。
The
leadership
had
been
criticized
for
giving
in
to
mob
rule
(=when
a
mob
controls
the
situation
rather
than
the
government
or
the
law)
.
领导层被批评屈服于暴民统治。
2
a
group
of
people
of
the
same
type
[非正式] 同类的一群人;
informal BrE
[+
of
]
The
usual
mob
of
teenagers
were
standing
on
the
corner.
又是那帮青少年站在拐角的地方。
the
heavy
mob
What
happens
if
they
send
the
heavy
mob
round
to
find
him?
如果他们派这群暴徒去找他会是怎样呢？
3
the Mob
the
MAFIA
(=a
powerful
organization
of
criminals)
黑手党
4
the mob
an
insulting
expression
meaning
all
the
poorest
and
least
educated
people
in
society
[旧] 乌合之众，贱民〔侮辱性说法〕
old use
5
mob of sheep/cattle
a
large
group
of
sheep
or
cattle
[澳] 一大群羊/牛
AusE
verb
6
if
people
mob
a
famous
person,
they
rush
to
get
close
to
them
and
form
a
crowd
around
them
团团围住〔名人等〕
Fans
ran
onto
the
pitch
and
mobbed
the
batsman.
球迷冲上球场围住了那位击球手。
7
if
a
group
of
birds
or
animals
mob
another
bird
or
animal,
they
all
attack
it
〔鸟群或兽群〕围攻，成群袭击