mafia
US /ˈmɑː.fi.ə/
UK /ˈmæf.i.ə/
名词
1.
黑手党
an organized international body of criminals, especially one operating originally in Sicily and now especially in Italy and the US
示例:
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The police are investigating connections to the Mafia.
警方正在调查与黑手党的联系。
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He was rumored to have ties to the local mafia.
有传言说他与当地黑手党有联系。
2.
黑手党, 帮派
a powerful, often secretive, group within a particular sphere
示例:
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The tech mafia controls most of the industry.
科技黑手党控制着大部分行业。
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There's a real old boys' mafia in that company.
那家公司里有一个真正的老男孩黑手党。