lynch mob

lynch mob

美 　英

• n.施用私刑的暴民
• 网络凌迟暴民；行私刑的暴民；执行私刑的暴民

词形变化

复数：lynch mobs  

英汉解释

n.	1. a group of people who lynch someone who has not been proved guilty of any crime 2. any group of angry people who want to take action that is not officially allowed

例句

By throwing up new mixtures of genes each generation, sex enables at least a few individuals to escape the parasitic lynch mob.

有性繁殖通过在每一个世代扬弃产生新的基因混搭物，从而能至少令一些子代个体逃脱寄生群氓的魔掌。

A gentleman's agreement on a win-win solution is always preferable to a lynch mob.

一个绅士的双赢的解决方案对一个暴民来说总是更可取的。

I couldn't deny that the grand old paper still had a conscience; they didn't want Hillary and me handed over to a lynch mob.

我无法否认这个支持大老党的报纸仍然还有良心；他们不想把我和希拉里交给一群只会耍阴招的暴徒。

Palin is herself a transformational figure: She is transforming an increasingly narrow band of Americans into a political lynch mob.

引用博文：佩琳本身是一个善于忽悠的人物：她正把日趋狭隘的阵营转变为一群滥用私刑的政治暴徒。

We drove through a lynch mob, pressed our faces against the floorboard.

我们开车经过一群动私刑的暴徒。我们把脸紧紧贴在车子地板上。

Their prophet, Joseph Smith, was shot dead by a lynch mob in 1844.

他们的先知约瑟夫·史密斯（JosephSmith）死于1844年，是被一群暴民枪杀的。