好词典

mobs

UK //mɒbz//US //mɑːbz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'mobile vulgus'(易激动的民众),17世纪通过法语 'mobbe' 进入英语,最初是 'mobile' 的缩写形式。

noun

❶ 指一大群混乱无序的人,通常带有负面含义,形容人群行为冲动或具有破坏性。常见于描述暴乱、抗议等失控场面。

“The angry mobs destroyed shops and cars in the city center.”

(愤怒的暴民在市中心破坏了商店和车辆。)

“Police used water cannons to disperse the violent mobs.”

(警察使用水炮驱散暴力的人群。)

❶ 在游戏中特指大量自动生成的敌对生物群体,玩家需要击败它们以获得奖励或推进剧情。

“New players should avoid areas with high-level mobs.”

(新手应避开有高级怪物群的区域。)

“This weapon is effective against large mobs of zombies.”

(这把武器对成群的僵尸特别有效。)

同义词:crowd, throng, rabble, horde, swarm

verb

❶ 指人群蜂拥而至或包围某人某物,带有混乱和压迫感的行为。

“Fans mobbed the actor as he left the theater.”

(粉丝们蜂拥围住离开剧院的演员。)

“Reporters mobbed the politician with questions.”

(记者们围着政客连珠炮似地提问。)

同义词:swarm, besiege, overrun, crowd around

常见短语

mob mentality — 描述个体在群体中丧失独立思考,盲目跟随集体行为的心理现象,通常导致非理性决策。

“The riots showed how dangerous mob mentality can be.”

(骚乱显示了群体心理的潜在危险性。)

mob rule — 指社会秩序被暴力群众主导的混乱状态,法律和制度失去约束力的情况。

“The country descended into mob rule after the government collapsed.”

(政府垮台后该国陷入了暴民统治。)