posse
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A posse of people is a group of people with the same job or purpose. (人)一群; 一队; 一批[非正式] [N 'of' n]
...a posse of reporters. ...一群记者。
2. N-COUNT In former times, a posse was a group of men who were brought together by the local law officer to help him chase and capture a criminal. (旧时协助地方执法官员追捕罪犯的)民防团
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posse /ˈpɒsɪ/ (posses)
剑桥词典
- a group of people who have come together for the same purpose
一群(人),一批(人)
The disgraced minister walked swiftly from the car to his house pursued by a whole posse of reporters . 那个被解职的部长从车里出来飞快地向家里走去,身后追着一大群记者。
in the past, a group of men in the US who were brought together to catch a criminal
(美国旧时协助抓捕罪犯的)地方武装团队,民防团
The sheriff rounded up a posse and went after the bank robbers . 县治安官召集了一个民防团,追捕银行劫匪。
slang
a group of friends
一群(朋友)
I was hanging with my posse. 我正和我的一群朋友泡在一起。 返回 posse