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mafia

英['mæfiə] 美['mɑːfiə]
  • n. 黑手党;秘密政党
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

  2. a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

  3. any tightly knit group of trusted associates

双语例句

1. 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。

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2. 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。

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3. The government rushed through legislation aimed at Mafia leaders.
政府匆忙通过了针对黑手党首领的立法。

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4. A cabinet minister came under investigation for links to the Mafia.
一位内阁大臣因被怀疑与黑手党有关联而受到调查。

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5. He was made beholden to the Mafia.
他受过黑手党的恩惠。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered.
      黑手党的上司派人谋杀了仇敌。
    2. The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed.
      黑手党拿出血腥钱将那人杀了。

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