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; 一隊; 一批[非正式] [N 'of' n]
...a posse of reporters. ...一群記者。
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. (舊時協助地方執法官員追捕罪犯的)民防團
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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 . 那個被解職的部長從車裡出來飛快地曏家裡走去,身後追著一大群記者。
in the past, a group of men in the US who were brought together to catch a criminal
(美國舊時協助抓捕罪犯的)地方武裝團隊,民防團
The sheriff rounded up a posse and went after the bank robbers . 縣治安官召集了一個民防團,追捕銀行劫匪。
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