| 单词 | underworld |
| 释义 | underworld (ʌndəʳwɜːʳld ) 1. singular noun [oft NOUN noun, noun NOUN] The underworld in a city is the organized crime there and the people who are involved in it. ...a Spanish Harlem underworld of gangs and violence. Some claim that she still has connections to the criminal underworld. ...a wealthy businessman with underworld connections. Synonyms: criminals, gangsters, organized crime, gangland [informal] 2. singular noun In many ancient religions and legends, the underworld is a place under the earth's surface where people go after they die. ...Persephone, goddess of the underworld. Synonyms: nether world, hell, Hades, the inferno Collocations: criminal underworld So how do you prepare sniffer dogs for a life of grit and stench in the criminal underworld? Times, Sunday Times (2007) These are tools of the criminal underworld. The Sun (2014) The hit on him caused an earthquake in the criminal underworld. Times, Sunday Times (2010) No one in the criminal underworld will know her name or address. Times, Sunday Times (2008) My book shows that worries about the criminal underworld have long been with us. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Underworld connections and an early deathalong with his unrecorded date of birthadded to the enigma. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His underworld connections come into their own as he begins to build a secret army. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also has a seemingly endless supply of underworld connections when it comes to dealing with low-life criminals around the galaxy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 黑社会 Japanese: 悪の世界 |
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