mob

noun

1. 人群；（尤指）暴民
   a large crowd of people, especially one that may become violent or cause trouble
   1. an angry/unruly mob
      愤怒的 / 失控的暴民
   2. The mob was/were preparing to storm the building.
      聚集的群众准备猛攻大楼。
   3. an excited mob of fans
      一群激动的球迷
   4. mob rule (= a situation in which a mob has control, rather than people in authority)
      暴民统治
2. 一群，一帮（有共同点的人）
   a group of people who are similar in some way
   1. All the usual mob were there.
      所有成员都在那里。
3. 犯罪团伙；黑手党
   the people involved in organized crime; the Mafia
4. （动物的）群
   a group of animals
   1. a mob of cattle
      一群牛

verb

1. （鸟群或兽群）围攻，聚众袭击
   if a crowd of birds or animals mob another bird or animal, they gather round it and attack it
2. （人群）围聚，围拢
   if a person is mobbed by a crowd of people, the crowd gathers round them in order to see them and try and get their attention

1. N-COUNT 暴民;乌合之众
   A mob is a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people.
   1. Bottles and cans were hurled on the terraces by the mob...
      暴徒向看台扔瓶子和罐子。
   2. The inspectors watched a growing mob of demonstrators gathering.
      督察们看见越来越多愤怒的示威者聚集到一起。
2. N-SING 大众（含贬义）；（尤指）愤怒暴乱的群众
   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.
   1. If they continue like this there is a danger of the mob taking over...
      如果他们继续这样下去，就有可能被暴动的群众控制局面。
   2. They have been exercising what amounts to mob rule.
      他们一直在实行相当于暴政的统治。
3. N-SING 黑社会；犯罪集团
   You can refer to the people involved in organized crime as the Mob .
   1. ...casinos that the Mob had operated...
      黑社会经营的赌场
   2. It was a Mob killing.
      这是一宗黑社会犯下的杀人案件。
4. VERB 团团围住;成群围住
   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.
   1. Her car was mobbed by the media...
      她的车被媒体团团围住了。
   2. They found themselves being mobbed in the street for autographs.
      他们发现自己被索要签名的人群围堵在大街上。

1. An angry mob gathered outside the courthouse.
   一群愤怒的暴民聚集在法院外。
2. An unruly mob broke down police barricades and stormed the courtroom
   一伙暴徒捣毁了警察设置的路障冲进法庭。
3. She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face
   她挤过骚动的人群，与他当面对峙。
4. A mob of women laid into him with handbags and pointed shoes
   一帮女人用手提包砸他，用鞋尖踢他。
5. Something approaching a lynch mob has been gathering against the Chancellor for even daring to consider higher interest rates.
   怒不可遏的群众聚集起来，抗议财政大臣胆敢动提高利率的念头。
6. Bottles and cans were hurled on the terraces by the mob
   暴徒向看台扔瓶子和罐子。
7. The inspectors watched a growing mob of demonstrators gathering.
   督察们看见越来越多愤怒的示威者聚集到一起。
8. If they continue like this there is a danger of the mob taking over
   如果他们继续这样下去，就有可能被暴动的群众控制局面。
9. Her car was mobbed by the media
   她的车被媒体团团围住了。
10. They found themselves being mobbed in the street for autographs.
    他们发现自己被索要签名的人群围堵在大街上。
11. The centre of New Delhi was overrun by an armed mob which attacked government buildings.
    新德里市中心被一群袭击政府大楼的武装暴徒控制了。
12. He used a sword to try to defend his shop from a rampaging mob.
    他拿了一把剑试图保护自己的店不受闹事暴徒的打砸。
13. A mob armed with guns was at the border between the two republics, spoiling for a fight.
    一群持枪暴民聚集在两个共和国的边境上，急于开战。
14. The mob broke into the family house while it was unattended and started four fires.
    这群匪徒闯进了那所无人看管的民宅，在4个地方放了火。
15. These bandits are just a disorderly mob and will collapse at the first blow.
    这些土匪是一群乌合之众，不堪一击。
16. The mob were throwing up their caps and cheering.
    暴徒们把帽子抛到空中欢呼。
17. The police kept the mob under control.
    警察将暴徒制服。
18. Well, he would fool the mob.
    好了，他得骗骗群氓诸公。
19. Riot police were called to the scene to control the angry mob.
    防暴警察被叫到现场来控制愤怒的暴民。
20. His speech provoked the mob and caused a riot.
    他的演说激起了群众而且引起了一阵骚动。
21. A lawless mob looting and destroying shops.
    洗劫和破坏商店的一群无法无天的暴民。
22. An angry mob surrounded the palace.
    一群愤怒的暴民包围了皇宫。
23. No matter what he did, the mob was the criminal.
    不管他做了什么那暴徒都是有罪的。
24. The mob sees this, and so do the senate.
    群众和元老院议员都看到了。
25. Police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob.
    警察使用催嚏剂制服了暴徒。
26. The mob assaulted passers-by.
    暴徒袭击了过路人。
27. The rioting came to a climax when the mob overthrew a police car.
    暴民们推翻了一辆警车，这时，动乱达到了高潮。
28. The mob strung up several of the men whom they suspected of murder.
    暴民们把他们怀疑的凶手吊死了几个。
29. What if he's with the mob from seoul.
    万一他和首尔的黑帮联手。
30. You do not know China, why you said China people are booby and mob?
    你不了解中国，为什么说中国人是呆子和暴徒呢？

n.

the heavy mob/brigade

• （雇佣的）打手队，保镖团
  a group of strong, often violent people employed to do sth such as protect sb

noun

1. a disorderly crowd of people

   Synonym:    rabblerout

2. an association of criminals
   1. police tried to break up the gang
   2. a pack of thieves

   Synonym:    gangpackring

3. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

   Synonym:    syndicatecrime syndicatefamily

verb

1. press tightly together or cram
   1. The crowd packed the auditorium

   Synonym:    throngpackpilejam