| 单词 | mob |
| 释义 | mob (mɒb ) Word forms: mobs , mobbing , mobbed 1. countable noun A mob is a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people. Bottles and cans were hurled on the terraces by the mob. The inspectors watched a growing mob of demonstrators gathering. Synonyms: crowd, pack, collection, mass 2. singular noun People sometimes use the mob to 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. [disapproval] If they continue like this, there is a danger of the mob taking over. They have been exercising what amounts to mob rule. Synonyms: masses, rabble [derogatory], hoi polloi, scum 3. singular noun You can refer to the people involved in organized crime as the Mob. [informal] ...casinos that the Mob had operated. It was a Mob killing. 4. verb [usually passive] If you say that someone is being mobbed by a crowd of people, you mean that the people are trying to talk to them or get near them in an enthusiastic or threatening way. Her car was mobbed by the media. [be VERB-ed] They found themselves being mobbed in the street for autographs. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: surround, besiege, overrun, jostle Collocations: armed mob They were met by an armed mob, and turned back. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More than 300 people are feared dead after armed mobs went on the rampage. The Sun In other parts of the country, armed mobs attacked the homes of prominent members of the peerage who had opposed reform. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mob surrounds the car and threats to turn it over. Times, Sunday Times But the mob surrounds it until police vans turn up. The Sun There are striking moments: a mob surrounds the theatre, invades the stage. Times, Sunday Times Before they could react to the connection, however, a mob surrounds them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At times, too, the production's economical approach proves less than effective; four actors can't convey the suppressed mob violence of an angry trade union meeting. Times, Sunday Times The rumours resulted in deadly mob violence. Times, Sunday Times With the coming economic opportunities of the railroads, city fathers set themselves to wipe out mob violence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Five men were arrested and four injured amidst scenes of mob violence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That would involve, say, a rampaging mob destroying facilities owned by a foreign company while the police stand by looking on. Times, Sunday Times Football without that rampaging mob soundtrack would be as dull as ditch water. The Sun It was one of the most conspicuous cars in the royal fleet and it was on a collision course with the rampaging mob. Times, Sunday Times And just like the villagers in those old black-and-white films, we form an unruly mob and charge blindly once more into the unknown. Times, Sunday Times Reports that the old bill quietened the unruly mob by waving salad items at them cannot be verified, sadly. Times, Sunday Times Some of those who make a living inside a sweltering furry costume have voiced support for the scheme, saying their trade has become harder amid an unruly mob of characters. Times, Sunday Times We also tended to work hard and get irritated that most of our teachers seemed unable to quell the unruly mob that caused havoc in class. Times, Sunday Times There used to be a very high temple which was razed to ground when it was demolished by an unruly mob. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But he claims he was attacked and fled in a taxi to escape a violent mob. The Sun A violent mob action resulted which lasted for three days and mobilized over 1,000 law enforcement officers to control. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Police blamed reformists for these activities and portrayed them as a violent mob. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Animals also form violent mobs, though often in defence rather than attack. Times, Sunday Times Scores of people were injured and hundreds arrested as violent mobs protested in at least five towns and cities. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 一大群乱民, 涌上 Japanese: 暴徒, 押し寄せる |
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