mafia

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Collins 2

英文释义

n. a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
n. a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
n. any tightly knit group of trusted associates

中文翻译

n. 黑手党, 秘密政党

2
Collins 星级
9,992
BNC 频率
15,706
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记忆技巧

mafia 没有明显的词根词缀，通常被认为是意大利语的词汇，表示一个秘密组织。

例句

1. The mafia is often involved in illegal activities.
黑手党通常参与非法活动。
2. He watched a movie about the mafia and found it very interesting.
他看了一部关于黑手党的电影，觉得非常有趣。
3. The police are trying to catch the leaders of the mafia.
警方正在努力抓捕黑手党的头目。

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