n.[C][G]

1. 暴民，烏合之眾
   The police faced a mob throwing bricks and petrol bombs.

   警察面對著一群投擲磚塊和汽油彈的暴民。

2. 【貶】民眾，大眾；群氓[the S]
   The politician geared his platform to the mob.

   政客使自己的政治綱領迎合平民大眾的口味。

3. 【貶】人群
   He pushed his way through the mob.

   他從人群中擠過去。

4. （盜賊等的）一夥；犯罪集團
   He is said to be a member of the mob.

   據說他是犯罪集團的成員。

vt.

1. 成群襲擊，圍攻
   He was mobbed as soon as he left the house.

   他一離開那房子就遭到了人群的襲擊。

2. 成群圍住；蜂擁進入
   Customers mobbed the store on its first day of opening.

   商店開張的第一天顧客紛紛湧入購物。

   The singer was mobbed by his fans.

   這歌手被歌迷們團團圍住。

vi.

1. 聚眾滋事

n.

1. a disorderly or violent crowd.
   ▸Brit. informal a group of people.
   ▸ (the mob) the ordinary people.
2. (the Mob) N. Amer. the Mafia.
3. Austral./NZ a flock or herd of animals.

v.