mob

noun

/mɒb/

/mɑːb/

Idioms

[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.聚集的人群准备攻入大楼。
- 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.他受到了一群热心与他握手的祝福者的欢迎。
- Let's get out of here before the mob gets out of control.我们在暴民失控之前离开这里吧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- angry
- hostile
- unruly
- …
verb + mob
- form
- join
- lead
- …
mob + verb
- attack somebody/something
- chase somebody
- descend on somebody/something
- …
mob + noun
- mentality
- justice
- rule
- …
[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.那帮人都在那里。
the Mob
[singular] (informal) the people involved in organized crime; the Mafia犯罪团伙；黑手党
[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

Word Originlate 17th cent.: abbreviation of archaic mobile, short for Latin mobile vulgus ‘excitable crowd’.

Idioms

the heavy mob/brigade

(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

/mɒb/

/mɑːb/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they mob	/mɒb/ /mɑːb/
he / she / it mobs	/mɒbz/ /mɑːbz/
past simple mobbed	/mɒbd/ /mɑːbd/
past participle mobbed	/mɒbd/ /mɑːbd/
-ing form mobbing	/ˈmɒbɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːbɪŋ/

mob something if a crowd of birds or animals mob another bird or animal, they gather round it and attack it（一群鸟或动物）围攻，聚众袭击
- Adult birds come over to mob the predator while the chicks take cover.成年鸟过来围攻捕食者，而小鸟则躲藏起来。
[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，围住 synonym besiege
- be mobbed (by somebody) The star was mobbed by eager fans.这位明星被热情的粉丝团团围住了。

Word Originlate 17th cent.: abbreviation of archaic mobile, short for Latin mobile vulgus ‘excitable crowd’.