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| 1 | a large crowd of people that is dangerous or difficult to controlcan be followed by a singular or plural verb 乱民，暴民（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| An angry mob surrounded the palace. 一群愤怒的暴民包围了皇宫。 |
| +of A mob of reporters were waiting outside the courthouse. 一伙记者在法院外面等着。 |
| | 1a | involving or typical of a mob 暴民的 | | mob mentality 暴民的心态 | | mob violence 暴民的暴力行为 | |
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| 2 | the mob informal an organized group of criminals such as the mafia 犯罪集团；黑社会团体 |
| a member of a violent Russian mob 某个俄罗斯黑社会团体的成员 |
| | 2a | belonging to or involving an organized group of criminals 犯罪集团的；黑社会的 | | mob killings 黑社会杀戮 | | one of Sicily’ s most notorious mob leaders 西西里最臭名昭著的黑社会首领之一 | |
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| 3 | informal a group of peoplecan be followed by a singular or plural verb 一群人，一伙人（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| I wouldn’ t have anything to do with that mob if I were you. 如果我是你，我不会和那伙人有什么瓜葛。 |
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| 4 | AUSTRALIAN a large group of animals （动物的）一大群 |
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| - | the mob old-fashioned
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| an insulting word for the people from a low social class |
| （侮辱性用语）贱民 |
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