rabble

英 [ˈræbl]

美 [ˈræbl]

n.  乌合之众; 聚众的暴民; 贱民; 下等人

GRE

BNC.20757 / COCA.24547

牛津词典

noun

• 乌合之众；聚众的暴民
  a large group of noisy people who are or may become violent
  1. a drunken rabble
     醉酒闹事的人群
• 贱民；下等人
  ordinary people or people who are considered to have a low social position
  1. a speech that appealed to the rabble
     感染贱民的演讲

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 乌合之众；乱民；暴民
  Arabbleis a crowd of noisy people who seem likely to cause trouble.
  1. He seems to attract a rabble of supporters more loyal to the man than to the cause.
     他似乎吸引了一群忠于他个人超过忠于这项事业的乌合之众的支持。
• N-SING 贱民；下等人
  People sometimes refer to ordinary people in general as therabbleto suggest that they are superior to them.
  1. In 40 years, the Guards' Polo Club has changed, but it has managed to keep most of the rabble out.
     40年间，御林军马球俱乐部虽有变化，但却一直成功地把绝大多数下层民众拒之门外。

英英释义

noun

• a disorderly crowd of people
  Synonym:mobrout
• disparaging terms for the common people
  Synonym:riffraffragtagragtag and bobtail

双语例句

• The rebels are a rabble, facing better armed and organised regime forces.
  叛军由平民百姓构成，他们面对的是装备更精良、组织更严密的政府军。
• The disappointed rabble, finding that there was like to be no farther sport, had by this time disappeared.
  那些村民觉得这里大概没有什么新鲜事儿好看了，这时也走开了。
• Gentlemen always fight better than rabble.
  绅士们总是会战胜暴徒的。
• That liberal obedience, without which your army would be a base rabble ( Edmund Burke).
  那心甘情愿的服从；如果没有它，你们的军队将是一群卑鄙的乌合之众（爱德蒙伯克）。
• The looting of rich wine stores of the capital by the rabble of the streets was beginning.
  首都街头的乌合之众开始掠夺芳醇的酒库。
• He based his tactical philosophy on the headlong charge, with himself at the head of his cavalry, which had more than once left him a prisoner in enemy hands and his army a leaderless rabble.
  他的战术重身先士卒率领骑兵冲锋，结果不止一次被敌军俘虏，部下失去领袖，成为一盘散沙。
• The rabble soon grew violent and unmanageable.
  暴民们很快地变得狂暴和无法控制。
• He urged on his weary horse to hasten through this rabble, but the further he went the more disorderly the crowds became.
  他驱赶着已经疲惫的马，想快点穿过这些人群，但是他越往前走，这些人群就显得更加紊乱。
• Questions and answers were audible. The tavern-keeper, taking advantage of the increased numbers of the rabble, dropped behind the mob, and went back to his tavern.
  听着这一问一答，老板趁着人越来越多的时机，落在他们后面，转身回自家酒店去了。
• A rabble of angry citizens stormed the embassy.
  一群愤怒的暴徒冲击了大使馆。