| 单词 | mafia |
| 释义 | mafia (once / 39931 pages) n WORD FAMILY mafia: mafias USAGE EXAMPLESIt is set in Hiaasen’s native Florida where bigots, corrupt lawyers, politicians and pharmaceutical companies, the mafia and red-neck reality shows are all lampooned. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) The borders with Colombia and Brazil were also closed for eight days as part of a coordinated action against what Mr Maduro called "smuggling mafias". BBC(Dec 29, 2016) "Militant groups also fight among each other and don't bury their dead fighters. Then there are tribal feuds, organised crime and drug mafia." BBC(Dec 28, 2016) n any tightly knit group of trusted associates Syn|Hyper maffia camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose Mafia (once / 6876 pages) n WORD FAMILY Mafia: Mafias USAGE EXAMPLESEsposito was Presley's professional assistant and a member of his inner circle, known as the "Memphis Mafia". BBC(Nov 30, 2016) In fact, some of the first people to organise against “political correctness” were a group of feminists who called themselves the Lesbian Sex Mafia. The Guardian(Nov 30, 2016) A native of Chicago, Mr. Esposito was an anomaly in the so-called Memphis Mafia, the entourage of Southerners surrounding Presley. New York Times(Nov 28, 2016) 1n a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia Syn|Hyper Cosa Nostra, Maffia crime syndicate, family, mob, syndicate a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities 2n a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century Syn|Hyper Maffia, Sicilian Mafia gangdom, gangland, organized crime underworld organizations |
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