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mob

noun
 
🔊/mɒb/
🔊/mɑːb/
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  1.  
    [countable, singular + singular or plural verb] a large crowd of people, especially one that may become violent or cause trouble人群；（尤指）暴民
    • an angry/unruly mob愤怒的／失控的暴民
    • The mob was/were preparing to storm the building.聚集的群众准备猛攻大楼。
    • an excited mob of fans一群激动的球迷
    • mob rule (= a situation in which a mob has control, rather than people in authority)暴民统治
    see also lynch mob
    Extra Examples
    • the lawless days of mob rule and anarchy处于暴民统治和无政府状态的没有法纪的日子
    • An angry mob of demonstrators came charging around the corner.一群愤怒的示威者从街角冲过来。
    • He was greeted by a mob of well-wishers eager to shake his hand.一群渴望握手的好心人向他打招呼。
    • Let's get out of here before the mob gets out of control.让我们在暴民失控之前离开这里。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • angry
    • hostile
    • unruly
    • …
    verb + mob
    • form
    • join
    • lead
    • …
    mob + verb
    • attack somebody/​something
    • chase somebody
    • descend on somebody/​something
    • …
    mob + noun
    • mentality
    • justice
    • rule
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [countable, usually singular] (informal) a group of people who are similar in some way 一群；一帮synonym gang
    • All the usual mob were there.所有帮派成员都在那里。🔊🔊
  3. the Mob
     [singular] (informal) the people involved in organized crime; the Mafia犯罪团伙；黑手党
  4. [countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English) a group of animals（动物的）群 synonym flock, herd
    • a mob of cattle一群牛
    Topics Animalsc2
    5. Word Originlate 17th cent.: abbreviation of archaic mobile, short for Latin mobile vulgus ‘excitable crowd’.
Idioms
the heavy mob/brigade
  1. (British English, informal) a group of strong, often violent people employed to do something such as protect somebody（雇佣的）打手队，保镖团

mob

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mob
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he / she / it mobs
🔊/mɒbz/
🔊/mɑːbz/
past simple mobbed
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past participle mobbed
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-ing form mobbing
🔊/ˈmɒbɪŋ/
🔊/ˈmɑːbɪŋ/
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  1. mob something if a crowd of birds or animals mob another bird or animal, they gather round it and attack it（鸟群或兽群）围攻，聚众袭击
    • Adult birds come over to mob the predator while the chicks take cover.成年鸟类过来捕食掠食性动物，而小鸡则躲起来。
  2. [usually passive] 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, sometimes in a slightly aggressive way （人群）围聚，围拢synonym besiege
    • be mobbed (by somebody) The star was mobbed by eager fans.这位歌星被热切的粉丝围攻。
    3. Word Originlate 17th cent.: abbreviation of archaic mobile, short for Latin mobile vulgus ‘excitable crowd’.