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

• 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 defated army returned home as a demoralized rabble.
  战败的军队回到家时成了一群士气沮丧的乌合之众。
• Gentlemen always fight better than rabble.
  绅士们总是会战胜暴徒的。
• The rabble chant around fires.
  暴民们到处放火，聚集着唱圣歌。
• 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？
• It will be remembered that, on the arrival of the rabble in the Rue de la Chanvrerie, an old woman, foreseeing the bullets, had placed her mattress in front of her window.
  人们记得当初来到麻厂街集合时，曾见到一个老太婆，她为了防御流弹，把她的床垫放在窗前。
• Her speech stirred the emotions of the rabble.
  她的演说煽动起了暴民的情绪。
• All family members were eligible to bid; she was expecting a rabble of Stewarts to descend upon her the day after Christmas.
  所有家庭成员都有资格出价；她已预料到，圣诞节次日会有一群姓斯图尔特的蜂拥来访。
• 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 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。