rabble

rabble

英 ['ræb(ə)l]
　　美 ['ræbl]

n. 烏合之眾；暴民；下層社會；（攪煉用的）長柄耙
　　vt. 聚眾鬧事；用長柄耙攪拌

中文詞源：

rabble 烏合之眾

可能來自擬聲詞，模仿喧鬧聲，吵鬧聲，-le,表反復。後用於形容沒有組織的烏合之眾。

例句：

1. Critics have accused him of rabble-rousing.
評論傢譴責他煽動群眾。

2. a speech that appealed to the rabble
感染賤民的演講

3. They formed an army out of rabble.
他們用烏合之眾組成一支軍隊.

4. In 40 years, the Guards' Polo Club has changed, but it has managed to keep most of the rabble out.
40年間，禦林軍馬球俱樂部雖有變化，但卻一直成功地把絕大多數下層民眾拒之門外。

5. He has helped to transform the party from a disorganised, demoralised rabble into a force which must again be taken seriously.
他幫助把該政黨從一群組織渙散、意志消沉的烏合之眾打造成瞭一隻不容小覷的力量。