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单词 mob
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Before long, mob bosses were wondering whether he should disappear on a permanent basis.Yet within a few years, she could not walk outside without being mobbed.He was reportedly obliged to leave London under a police escort, pursued by an angry mob.Both had to clamber over a fence to escape a mob, angry over a planned 2,900 job losses.Then a few feet further on she is mobbed by a group of screaming schoolgirls. Crowds mobbed their box and had to be moved along by the police.We were mobbed by people wanting to take photos.The mobs stoned cars and looted shops.That night the townships erupted in violence and mobs went on the rampage.It is a scene from a mob film.But an emergency crew arrived only to be surrounded by a mob outside the family home.The trains were mobbed as people tried to climb on to join them.Mob surrounds the car and threats to turn it over.Yet the mob continued to attack.Yesterday morning, the hugely popular politician was mobbed by adoring crowds before his big speech.Yet a mob attacked two policemen in a Croydon shopping centre in broad daylight.The fear of missing out may make it easy to assemble a crowd, but angry mobs do not become us.A larger white mob fought back.

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mob

British English: mob NOUN
A mob is a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people.
The police watched a growing mob of demonstrators gathering.
  • American English: mob
  • Brazilian Portuguese: multidão
  • Chinese: 一大群乱民
  • European Spanish: multitud
  • French: foule
  • German: Mob
  • Italian: folla in tumulto
  • Japanese: 暴徒
  • Korean: 군중
  • European Portuguese: multidão
  • Latin American Spanish: turba
British English: mob VERB
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.
  • American English: mob
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cercar
  • Chinese: 涌上
  • European Spanish: acosar
  • French: assaillir
  • German: belagern
  • Italian: prendere d'assalto
  • Japanese: 押し寄せる
  • Korean: 떼로 공격하다
  • European Portuguese: cercar
  • Latin American Spanish: acosar

Chinese translation of 'mob'

mob

(mɔb)

n

  1. (c) (= disorderly crowd) 暴民 (bàomín) (, qún)
  2. (c) (inf, = gang, crew) 团(團)伙 (tuánhuǒ) (个(個), )
  3. (inf, = mafia)
    the Mob 黑手党(黨) (Hēishǒudǎng)

vt

  1. [person] 成群围(圍)住 (chéngqún wéizhù)

cpd

  1. [violence, rule] 暴民 (bàomín) (, qún)
(noun) 
Definition
a riotous or disorderly crowd of people
a growing mob of demonstrators
Synonyms
crowd
It took some two hours before the crowd was fully dispersed.
pack
a pack of journalists who wanted to interview him
collection
A collection of people of all ages assembled to pay their respects.
mass
A mass of excited people clogged the street.
body
The great body of people moved slowly forward.
press
There was still a press of people around the Victoria Memorial.
host
A host of stars attended the awards ceremony.
gathering
He spoke today before a large gathering of world leaders.
drove
Scientists are leaving the country in droves.
gang
flock
his flock of advisors
herd
large herds of elephant and buffalo
swarm
A swarm of people encircled the hotel.
horde
A horde of people was screaming for tickets.
multitude
the multitudes that surround the Pope
throng
An official pushed through the throng.
assemblage
a chaotic assemblage of drifters and ruffians
(noun) 
Definition
the masses
If they continue like this, there is a danger of the mob taking over.
Synonyms
masses
rabble (derogatory)
They are forced to socialise with the rabble.
hoi polloi
Inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay.
scum
I think people who hurt animals are scum.
great unwashed (informal, derogatory)
riffraff
canaille (French)
commonalty
(noun) 
Definition
any group of people
Can you stop your mob tramping all over the place?
Synonyms
gang
He was attacked by a gang of strangers.
company
He was a notable young actor in a company of rising stars.
group
a small group of football supporters
set
the popular watering hole for the literary set
lot
We've just sacked one lot of builders.
troop
She was aware of a little troop of travellers watching them.
crew (informal)
a motley crew of college friends
(verb) 
Definition
to surround in a crowd to acclaim or attack
Her car was mobbed by the media.
Synonyms
surround
When the car stopped it was surrounded by police and militiamen.
besiege
The main part of the army moved to besiege the town.
overrun
jostle
fall on
set upon
crowd around
swarm around
(verb) 
Demonstrators mobbed the streets.
Synonyms
crowd into
fill
Thousands of people filled the streets.
crowd
A group of journalists were crowded into a minibus.
Hundreds of people crowded into the building.
pack
All her possessions were packed into the back of her car.
Thousands of people packed into the arena.
jam
He jammed his hands into his pockets.
cram into
fill to overflowing

Additional synonyms

in the sense of assemblage
Definition
a collection or group of things
a chaotic assemblage of drifters and ruffians
Synonyms
group,
company,
meeting,
body,
crowd,
collection,
mass,
gathering,
rally,
assembly,
flock,
congregation,
accumulation,
multitude,
throng,
hui (New Zealand),
conclave,
aggregation,
convocation (formal),
runanga (New Zealand)
in the sense of besiege
Definition
to hem in
The main part of the army moved to besiege the town.
Synonyms
surround,
confine,
enclose,
blockade,
encompass,
beset,
encircle,
close in on,
hem in,
shut in,
lay siege to,
hedge in,
environ,
beleaguer,
invest (rare)
in the sense of body
The great body of people moved slowly forward.
Synonyms
mass,
company,
press,
army,
host,
crowd,
majority,
assembly,
mob,
herd,
swarm,
horde,
multitude,
throng,
bevy

Synonyms of 'mob'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of canaille
Definition
the masses or rabble
Synonyms
rabble (derogatory),
masses,
mob,
scum,
populace,
proletariat,
hoi polloi,
plebs,
ragtag,
riffraff,
vulgar herd
in the sense of collection
Definition
a group of people
A collection of people of all ages assembled to pay their respects.
Synonyms
group,
company,
crowd,
gathering,
assembly,
cluster,
congregation,
assortment,
assemblage
in the sense of company
Definition
a number of people gathered together
He was a notable young actor in a company of rising stars.
Synonyms
group,
troupe,
set,
community,
league,
band,
crowd,
camp,
collection,
gathering,
circle,
crew (informal),
assembly,
convention,
ensemble,
throng,
coterie,
bevy,
assemblage,
party,
body
in the sense of crew
Definition
any group of people
a motley crew of college friends
Synonyms
crowd,
set,
lot,
bunch (informal),
band,
troop,
pack,
camp,
gang,
mob,
herd,
swarm,
company,
horde,
posse (informal),
assemblage
in the sense of drove
Definition
a moving crowd of people
Scientists are leaving the country in droves.
Synonyms
herd,
company,
crowds,
collection,
gathering,
mob,
flocks,
swarm,
horde,
multitude,
throng
in the sense of fill
Definition
to occupy the whole of
Thousands of people filled the streets.
Synonyms
pack,
crowd,
squeeze,
cram,
throng
in the sense of flock
Definition
a large number of people
his flock of advisors
Synonyms
crowd,
company,
group,
host,
collection,
mass,
gathering,
assembly,
convoy,
herd,
congregation,
horde,
multitude,
throng,
bevy
in the sense of gathering
Definition
a group of people, usually meeting for some particular purpose
He spoke today before a large gathering of world leaders.
Synonyms
assembly,
group,
crowd,
meeting,
conference,
company,
party,
congress,
mass,
rally,
convention,
knot,
flock,
get-together (informal),
congregation,
muster,
turnout,
multitude,
throng,
hui (New Zealand),
concourse,
assemblage,
conclave,
convocation (formal),
runanga (New Zealand)
in the sense of group
Definition
a number of people or things considered as a unit
a small group of football supporters
Synonyms
crowd,
company,
party,
band,
troop,
pack,
gathering,
gang,
bunch (informal),
congregation,
posse (slang),
bevy,
assemblage
in the sense of herd
Definition
a large group of people
large herds of elephant and buffalo
Synonyms
flock,
crowd,
collection,
mass,
drove,
crush,
mob,
swarm,
horde,
multitude,
throng,
assemblage,
press

Additional synonyms

in the sense of hoi polloi
Definition
the ordinary people when compared to the rich or well-educated
Inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay.
Synonyms
the common people,
the masses,
the (common) herd,
the underclass,
the populace,
the proletariat,
the lower orders,
the rabble,
the great unwashed (informal, derogatory),
the plebs,
the third estate,
riffraff,
the proles (derogatory, slang, British),
canaille,
commonalty,
admass
in the sense of horde
Definition
a very large crowd, often frightening or unpleasant
A horde of people was screaming for tickets.
Synonyms
crowd,
mob,
swarm,
press,
host,
band,
troop,
pack,
crew (informal),
drove,
gang,
multitude,
throng
in the sense of host
Definition
a great number
A host of stars attended the awards ceremony.
Synonyms
crowd,
army,
pack,
drove,
mob,
herd,
legion,
swarm,
horde,
throng
in the sense of jam
Definition
to wedge (an object) into a tight space or against another object
He jammed his hands into his pockets.
Synonyms
pack,
force,
press,
stuff,
squeeze,
compact,
ram,
wedge,
cram,
compress
in the sense of lot
Definition
a collection of things or people
We've just sacked one lot of builders.
Synonyms
bunch (informal),
group,
crowd,
crew (informal),
set,
band,
quantity,
assortment,
consignment
in the sense of mass
Definition
a large amount or number, as of people
A mass of excited people clogged the street.
Synonyms
crowd,
group,
body,
pack,
lot,
army,
host,
band,
troop,
drove,
crush,
bunch (informal),
mob,
flock,
herd,
number,
horde,
multitude,
throng,
rabble,
assemblage
in the sense of multitude
Definition
a large number of people or things
the multitudes that surround the Pope
Synonyms
crowd,
host,
mass,
mob,
congregation,
swarm,
sea,
horde,
throng,
great number
in the sense of pack
Definition
any collection of people or things
a pack of journalists who wanted to interview him
Synonyms
group,
crowd,
collection,
company,
set,
lot,
band,
troop,
crew (informal),
drove,
gang,
deck,
bunch (informal),
mob,
flock,
herd,
assemblage
in the sense of pack
Definition
to press tightly together
All her possessions were packed into the back of her car.Thousands of people packed into the arena.
Synonyms
cram,
charge,
crowd,
press,
fill,
stuff,
jam,
compact,
mob,
ram,
wedge,
compress,
throng,
tamp
in the sense of press
Definition
a crowd
There was still a press of people around the Victoria Memorial.
Synonyms
crowd,
host,
pack,
crush,
bunch (informal),
mob,
flock,
herd,
push (informal),
swarm,
horde,
multitude,
throng

Additional synonyms

in the sense of rabble
Definition
the common people
They are forced to socialise with the rabble.
Synonyms
commoners,
proletariat,
common people,
riffraff,
crowd,
masses,
trash (US, Canadian),
scum,
lower classes,
populace,
peasantry,
dregs,
hoi polloi,
the great unwashed (derogatory),
canaille,
lumpenproletariat,
commonalty
in the sense of scum
Definition
a person or people regarded as worthless or criminal
I think people who hurt animals are scum.
Synonyms
rabble (derogatory),
trash (US, Canadian),
riffraff,
rubbish,
dross,
lowest of the low,
dregs of society,
canaille,
ragtag and bobtail
in the sense of set
Definition
a group of people who associate with each other or have similar interests
the popular watering hole for the literary set
Synonyms
group,
company,
crowd,
circle,
class,
band,
crew (informal),
gang,
outfit (informal),
faction,
sect,
posse (informal),
clique,
coterie,
schism
in the sense of swarm
Definition
a moving mass of people
A swarm of people encircled the hotel.
Synonyms
multitude,
crowd,
mass,
army,
host,
drove,
flock,
herd,
horde,
myriad,
throng,
shoal,
concourse,
bevy
in the sense of throng
Definition
a great number of people or things crowded together
An official pushed through the throng.
Synonyms
crowd,
mob,
horde,
press,
host,
pack,
mass,
crush,
jam,
congregation,
swarm,
multitude,
concourse,
assemblage
in the sense of troop
Definition
a large group
She was aware of a little troop of travellers watching them.
Synonyms
group,
company,
team,
body,
unit,
band,
crowd,
pack,
squad,
gathering,
crew (informal),
drove,
gang,
bunch (informal),
flock,
herd,
contingent,
swarm,
horde,
multitude,
throng,
posse (informal),
bevy,
assemblage
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