mafia

英 [ˈmæfiə]

美 [ˈmɑːfiə]

n.  秘密犯罪集团,秘密施加巨大影响的一伙人，黑手党

复数：mafias　

Collins.2 / BNC.9992 / COCA.15706

牛津词典

noun

• 黑手党（尤其活跃于意大利西西里以及美国）
  a secret organization of criminals, that is active especially in Sicily, Italy and the US
• 小集团；小帮派；团伙；社会黑帮
  a group of people within an organization or a community who use their power to get advantages for themselves
  1. a member of the local mafia
     当地黑社会中的一名成员
  2. Politics is still dominated by the middle-class mafia.
     政治仍然操纵在中产阶级帮派手中。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL 黑手党
  The Mafiais a criminal organization that makes money illegally, especially by threatening people and dealing in drugs.
  1. The Mafia is by no means ignored by Italian television.
     意大利电视台绝对不会放过对黑手党的关注。
• N-COUNT 黑帮;势力集团;秘密犯罪团伙
  You can usemafiato refer to an organized group of people who you disapprove of because they use unfair or illegal means in order to get what they want.
  1. They are well-connected with the south-based education-reform mafia.
     他们同以南方为大本营的教育改革势力集团有着密切的联系。

英英释义

noun

• any tightly knit group of trusted associates
  Synonym:maffia

双语例句

• I don't think Mafia Wars will like this possible attack by anonymous.
  我不认为黑手党也喜欢这个匿名攻击。
• Denial of the Mafia's existence is nothing new.
  否认黑手党的存在并不是什么新鲜事。
• Detectives now believe the Mafia also had a stake in the plot and killed him when it went wrong.
  侦探们现在相信黑手党在这个阴谋中也有利害关系，并在事败后杀了他。
• He is believed to have associated with the mafia.
  有人相信他与黑手党有来往。
• The mafia liquidated the informer.
  黑手党清算了告密者。
• He was made beholden to the Mafia
  他受过黑手党的恩惠。
• The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered.
  黑手党的上司派人谋杀了仇敌。
• I'm not getting married to no mafia.
  我不会和一个黑手党结婚。
• He was dealt with by the mafia.
  他被黑手党杀死了。
• Several local officials are in jail on charges of colluding with the Mafia
  几位当地官员因被控勾结黑手党而入狱。