a disorderly crowd; a mob 混乱的人群,乌合之众;暴民 he was met by a rabble of noisy, angry youths. 他遭遇了一群聒噪、愤怒的年轻人。 ■(the rabble)ordinary people, especially when regarded as socially inferior or uncouth 下等人,群氓
语源
late Middle English (in the senses 'string of meaningless words' and 'pack of animals'): perhaps related to dialect rabble 'to gabble'