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单词 mob
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mobnoun [ + sing/pl verb ]

uk/mɒb/us/mɑːb/

[ C ] usually disapproving a large, angry crowd, especially one that could easily become violent:

The angry mob outside the jail was/were ready to riot.
a lynch mob
50 people were killed in three days of mob violence.

[ C ] informal a group of people who are friends or who are similar in some way:

The usual mob was/were hanging out at the bar.

[ S ] informal an organization of criminals:

a New York mob leader
See also
mobster

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Groups of people

  • alliance
  • an
  • assemblage
  • band
  • bee
  • corps
  • crop
  • galaxy
  • gang
  • ginger group
  • group
  • grouping
  • quarter
  • stable
  • think tank
  • threesome
  • throng
  • tribe
  • triumvirate
  • wing

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Gangsters, thugs & criminal organizations

mobverb [ T ]

uk/mɒb/us/mɑːb/-bb-

[ T usually passive ] to come together around someone in a crowd to express admiration, interest, or anger:

They were mobbed by fans when they arrived at the theatre.
Let's not go to that bar tonight - it's always mobbed (= there are always a lot of people there) on Fridays.

[ I or T ] When birds or small animals mob a bigger or more frightening bird or animal that is hunting them, they attack it together and force it to go away.

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Forming groups (of people)

  • be ranged against/with sth/sb
  • cluster
  • congregate
  • convene
  • converge
  • corral
  • crowd around (sb/sth)
  • flock
  • form
  • gather
  • get
  • get together
  • group
  • muster
  • range
  • reunion
  • round
  • round sth/sb up
  • throng

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