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

• 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。
• The speaker was roughly handled by the mob. The rabble soon grew violent and unmanageable.
  演说者受到暴民的粗暴对待.暴民们很快地变得狂暴和无法控制。
• 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）。
• He has helped to transform the party from a disorganised, demoralised rabble into a force which must again be taken seriously.
  他帮助把该政党从一群组织涣散、意志消沉的乌合之众打造成了一只不容小觑的力量。
• Athens was an ochlocracy; the beggars were the making of Holland; the populace saved Rome more than once; and the rabble followed Jesus Christ.
  雅典便是暴民政治，穷棒子建立了荷兰，群氓曾不止一次拯救了罗马，乱民跟随着耶稣基督。
• 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。
• 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。
• What have you in common with the troublemaking rabble?
  你和那些闹事的乌合之众有相同点吗？
• 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。
• Pahh! Grunts, put the rest of those peasant rabble back in chains.
  哈！咕哝兽，把剩下的贱民锁回去。