| 单词 | the mob |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe Mob b. spec. originally U.S. An organized association or gang of violent criminals; an organization engaged in large-scale criminal activity. Also (usually as the Mob): the Mafia. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > criminal gang gang1652 mob1927 syndicate1929 connection1969 1927 Amer. Speech 2 385/1 Any kind of a gang was known as a push, a word credited to Australia, but I think it is a sister of the mob of the city underworld. 1929 D. Hammett Red Harvest ix. 91 He was in on the Keystone Trust knock-over in Philly two years ago, when Scissors Haggerty's mob croaked two messengers. 1938 Sun (Baltimore) 1 Sept. 1/4 Davis, the broken mouthpiece of the once-powerful Dutch Schultz policy racket, swore..that James J. Hines..was paid thousands of dollars by the mob. 1969 Guardian 24 Jan. 7/6 The Mob from its Chicago headquarters runs the subcontinent. 1975 ‘A. Thackeray’ One Way Ticket 23 Better watch out... It could be the Mafia, the Mob, or whatever they call it these days. 1993 Time Internat. 25 Jan. 29/3 Leolucca Orlando..who now heads an anti-Mafia political party called La Rete, cautions that the Mob still represents a serious threat. < as lemmas |
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