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 wouldn't mess with him: he has powerful mafia connections.
  我不会和他交往的，他有很强的黑手党背景。
• Would-be drug dealers are caught between the police and the Mafia.
  一个打算成为毒品贩的人卷入了警察与黑手党的纷争。
• MAFIA/ SPAM mine patterns from transactional databases.
  MAFIA/SPAM从事务数据库中挖掘模式。
• It would be surprising were the Mafia not to have muscled in.
  如果黑手党不插上一脚，那反倒令人奇怪了。
• He was dealt with by the mafia.
  他被黑手党杀死了。
• The gunman had been hired by a rival Mafia family to do the dirty deed.
  一个敌对的黑手党家族雇用了那个枪手来实施这一卑劣行动。
• I'm not getting married to no mafia.
  我不会和一个黑手党结婚。
• He is believed to have associated with the mafia.
  有人相信他与黑手党有来往。
• Jan Roberts weaves a compelling tale which traps a young woman in a world run by the Mafia.
  简·罗伯茨编了一个引人入胜的故事，诱骗一位年轻女性进入了黑手党的地盘。
• 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。