mob

英 [mɒb]

美 [mɑːb]

n.  人群; (尤指)暴民; 一群，一帮(有共同点的人); 犯罪团伙; 黑手党
v.  (鸟群或兽群)围攻，聚众袭击; (人群)围聚，围拢

复数：mobs　过去分词：mobbed　过去式：mobbed　现在分词：mobbing　第三人称单数：mobs　

CET6考研TEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6467 / COCA.5707

习惯用语

n.

the heavy mob/brigade
• （雇佣的）打手队，保镖团
  a group of strong, often violent people employed to do sth such as protect sb

牛津词典

noun

• 人群；（尤指）暴民
  a large crowd of people, especially one that may become violent or cause trouble
  1. an angry/unruly mob
     愤怒的 / 失控的暴民
  2. The mob was/were preparing to storm the building.
     聚集的群众准备猛攻大楼。
  3. an excited mob of fans
     一群激动的球迷
  4. mob rule (= a situation in which a mob has control, rather than people in authority)
     暴民统治
• 一群，一帮（有共同点的人）
  a group of people who are similar in some way
  1. All the usual mob were there.
     所有成员都在那里。
• 犯罪团伙；黑手党
  the people involved in organized crime; the Mafia
• （动物的）群
  a group of animals
  1. a mob of cattle
     一群牛

verb

• （鸟群或兽群）围攻，聚众袭击
  if a crowd of birds or animals mob another bird or animal, they gather round it and attack it
• （人群）围聚，围拢
  if a person is mobbed by a crowd of people, the crowd gathers round them in order to see them and try and get their attention

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 暴民;乌合之众
  Amobis a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people.
  1. Bottles and cans were hurled on the terraces by the mob...
     暴徒向看台扔瓶子和罐子。
  2. The inspectors watched a growing mob of demonstrators gathering.
     督察们看见越来越多愤怒的示威者聚集到一起。
• N-SING 大众（含贬义）；（尤指）愤怒暴乱的群众
  People sometimes usethe mobto refer in a disapproving way to the majority of people in a country or place, especially when these people are behaving in a violent or uncontrolled way.
  1. If they continue like this there is a danger of the mob taking over...
     如果他们继续这样下去，就有可能被暴动的群众控制局面。
  2. They have been exercising what amounts to mob rule.
     他们一直在实行相当于暴政的统治。
• N-SING 黑社会；犯罪集团
  You can refer to the people involved in organized crime asthe Mob.
  1. ...casinos that the Mob had operated...
     黑社会经营的赌场
  2. It was a Mob killing.
     这是一宗黑社会犯下的杀人案件。
• VERB 团团围住;成群围住
  If you say that someoneis being mobbed bya crowd of people, you mean that the people are trying to talk to them or get near them in an enthusiastic or threatening way.
  1. Her car was mobbed by the media...
     她的车被媒体团团围住了。
  2. They found themselves being mobbed in the street for autographs.
     他们发现自己被索要签名的人群围堵在大街上。

英英释义

noun

• a disorderly crowd of people
  Synonym:rabblerout
• an association of criminals
  1. police tried to break up the gang
  2. a pack of thieves
  Synonym:gangpackring
• a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
  Synonym:syndicatecrime syndicatefamily

verb

• press tightly together or cram
  1. The crowd packed the auditorium
  Synonym:throngpackpilejam

双语例句

• What if he's with the mob from seoul.
  万一他和首尔的黑帮联手。
• No matter what he did, the mob was the criminal.
  不管他做了什么那暴徒都是有罪的。
• His speech provoked the mob and caused a riot.
  他的演说激起了群众而且引起了一阵骚动。
• The inspectors watched a growing mob of demonstrators gathering.
  督察们看见越来越多愤怒的示威者聚集到一起。
• If they continue like this there is a danger of the mob taking over
  如果他们继续这样下去，就有可能被暴动的群众控制局面。
• A lawless mob looting and destroying shops.
  洗劫和破坏商店的一群无法无天的暴民。
• A mob armed with guns was at the border between the two republics, spoiling for a fight.
  一群持枪暴民聚集在两个共和国的边境上，急于开战。
• The mob were throwing up their caps and cheering.
  暴徒们把帽子抛到空中欢呼。
• The police kept the mob under control.
  警察将暴徒制服。
• You do not know China, why you said China people are booby and mob?
  你不了解中国，为什么说中国人是呆子和暴徒呢？