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the rabble
常带贬义，指下层民众。
The rabble gathered in the square.
乌合之众聚集在广场上。
乌合之众；暴民
rabbles — plural of rabble
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
乌合之众；暴民
A mob; a disorderly crowd.
The rabble gathered in the square.
乌合之众聚集在广场上。
暴民；骚乱的人群。
A mob; a disorderly crowd.
搅炼用的铁棒。
An iron bar used in puddling.
The rabble outside the building was shouting angrily.
楼外的乌合之众愤怒地叫喊着。
The politician dismissed his critics as a mindless rabble.
那位政治家将批评者斥为一群无头脑的乌合之众。
A rabble of journalists crowded around the celebrity.
一群乱糟糟的记者把名人围住了。
常带贬义，指下层民众。
The rabble gathered in the square.
乌合之众聚集在广场上。
A rabble of protesters marched down the street.
一群暴民沿着街道游行。
常见动词搭配包括 control, incite, address 等。
The governor attempted to control the rabble.
州长试图控制暴民。
Not this
They rabble in the square.
Use this
They are a rabble in the square.
Rabble 作为名词意为“乌合之众”，不可作动词，应使用 be + a rabble 结构。
Not this
The earthquake turned the houses into rabble.
Use this
The earthquake turned the houses into rubble.
Rabble 意为“乌合之众”，而 rubble 意为“碎石”，发音相似但意义不同，学生易混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
乌合之众；群氓
The governor dismissed the protesters as the rabble.
州长把抗议者轻蔑地称为乌合之众。
一群杂乱无章的（人）
A rabble of noisy fans blocked the entrance to the stadium.
一群吵吵嚷嚷的球迷堵住了体育场的入口。
煽动暴民者
The police arrested the rabble-rouser who had started the riot.
警方逮捕了引发骚乱的煽动暴民者。
煽动性演说
His rabble-rousing speech turned the crowd into a violent mob.
他那蛊惑人心的演讲使人群变成了暴徒。
煽动群众者；蛊惑人心的人
She accused the speaker of being a rabble-rouser who only wanted to start trouble.
她指责那位演讲者是个只想惹事的煽动者。
煽动性的；蛊惑人心的
His rabble-rousing rhetoric enraged the crowd.
他蛊惑人心的言辞激怒了人群。
乌合之众；下层民众（贬义）
The nobles regarded the rabble as beneath their notice.
贵族们认为这些下层民众不值得他们注意。
吵吵嚷嚷，闹哄哄！
In The Simpsons, an angry crowd is often shown chanting 'Rabble rabble rabble!'
在《辛普森一家》中，愤怒的人群常常齐声高喊“吵吵嚷嚷，闹哄哄！”。
Use rabbles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 rabble 想成 babble（乱说）多了个 r，联想为乱喊乱叫的乌合之众。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式演讲、历史叙述 多用于正式或文学语境，带有轻蔑色彩，通常指闹事的人群或下层民众；日常口语中较少说 rabble，常用 mob 或 crowd。
集合名词，常与the连用，可表单数或复数概念。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.