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Posse N Count People Group 英[ˈpɒsi 美[ˈpɑsi N.地方武装团队;一队;民防团 一群;一队;一批

单词 posse
音标
英[ˈpɒsi] 美[ˈpɑsi]
解释
n.地方武装团队;一队;民防团;
例句

N-COUNT
一群;一队;一批
A posse of people is a group of people with the same job or purpose.
例:...a posse of reporters...一群记者
例:A posse of Marsh's friends persuaded them that this was a bad idea.马什的一群朋友劝他们说这是个馊主意。

N-COUNT
(旧时美国县治安官调集协助其追捕罪犯的)民防团
In former times, in the United States, a posse was a group of men who were brought together by the local law officer to help him chase and capture a criminal.
变形
pl:posses~

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