2N-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. 大众(含贬义);(尤指)愤怒暴乱的群众 [disapproval]
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。
They have been exercising what amounts to mob rule.
3N-SING 黑社会;犯罪集团 You can refer to the people involved in organized crime as the Mob . 黑社会;犯罪集团 [informal]
...casinos that the Mob had operated.
黑社会经营的赌场
It was a Mob killing.
这是一宗黑社会犯下的杀人案件。
4VERB [usually passive]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. 团团围住;成群围住
Her car was mobbed by the media. [beVERB-ed]
她的车被媒体团团围住了。
They found themselves being mobbed in the street for autographs. [beVERB-ed]