plural mobs
plural mobs
Learner's definition of MOB
1
[count] : a large group or crowd of people who are angry or violent or difficult to control暴徒 — see also lynch mob, mob scene 2
[count] informal : a large number of people人群 —
usually + of —
often plural常用复数 3
the mob informal or the Mob : a secret organized group of criminals犯罪集团 —
often used as mob before another noun常以mob用于另一名词前 — see also mobster 4
the mob old-fashioned : the people of a society who are poor and uneducated下层百姓 ◊ This use of the mob is now usually considered insulting.这一用法现通常被认为有侮辱之意。
2 mob /ˈmɑːb/ verb
mobs; mobbed; mobbing
mobs; mobbed; mobbing
Learner's definition of MOB
[+ object]
1
of a group of people : to move close to (someone) in an excited way : to crowd around (someone) in an aggressive, excited, or annoying way团团围住;围攻 —
often used as (be) mobbed常用作(be) mobbed 2
: to come together in (a place) with many other people蜂拥进入 —
often used as (be) mobbed常用作(be) mobbed