a large group of noisy people who are or may become violent 乌合之众；聚众的暴民 a drunken rabble 醉酒闹事的人群 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 or people who are considered to have a low social position 贱民；下等人 a speech that appealed to the rabble 感染贱民的演讲
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘string of meaningless words’ and ‘pack of animals’): perhaps related to dialect rabble ‘to gabble’.