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Underworld N Sing People 英[ˈʌndəwɜ:Ld 美[ˈʌndərwɜrld N.阴间,地狱;下流社会;(地球另一面的)对跖点;<古>地球 黑帮;黑社会 City

单词 underworld
音标
英[ˈʌndəwɜ:ld] 美[ˈʌndərwɜrld]
解释
n.阴间,地狱;下流社会;(地球另一面的)对跖点;<古>地球;
例句

N-SING
黑帮;黑社会
The underworld in a city is the organized crime there and the people who are involved in it.
例:...a Spanish Harlem underworld of gangs, drugs and violence...充斥着犯罪团伙、毒品和暴力的西班牙哈莱姆区黑社会
例:Some claim that she still has connections to the criminal underworld.有人称她仍与黑社会犯罪势力有来往。

N-SING
地狱;阴间;冥府
In many ancient religions and legends, the underworld is a place under the earth's surface where people go after they die.
例:...Persephone, goddess of the underworld.冥后珀耳塞福涅
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