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

• Poverty in itself does not make men into a rabble.
  贫困自身并不能使人成为贱民。
• The rabble chant around fires.
  暴民们到处放火，聚集着唱圣歌。
• 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。
• Gentlemen always fight better than rabble.
  绅士们总是会战胜暴徒的。
• 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。
• Speeches, etc appealing to the rabble.
  对民众很有吸引力的讲话等。
• 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。
• Her speech stirred the emotions of the rabble.
  她的演说煽动起了暴民的情绪。
• Thanks to the japanese, we command a rabble.
  感谢小日本所赐，我们在指挥一群乌合之众。
• 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？