mafia

noun

1. 黑手党（尤其活跃于意大利西西里以及美国）
   a secret organization of criminals, that is active especially in Sicily, Italy and the US
2. 小集团；小帮派；团伙；社会黑帮
   a group of people within an organization or a community who use their power to get advantages for themselves
   1. a member of the local mafia
      当地黑社会中的一名成员
   2. Politics is still dominated by the middle-class mafia.
      政治仍然操纵在中产阶级帮派手中。

1. N-COUNT-COLL 黑手党
   The Mafia is a criminal organization that makes money illegally, especially by threatening people and dealing in drugs.
   1. The Mafia is by no means ignored by Italian television.
      意大利电视台绝对不会放过对黑手党的关注。
2. N-COUNT 黑帮;势力集团;秘密犯罪团伙
   You can use mafia to refer to an organized group of people who you disapprove of because they use unfair or illegal means in order to get what they want.
   1. They are well-connected with the south-based education-reform mafia.
      他们同以南方为大本营的教育改革势力集团有着密切的联系。

1. He was made beholden to the Mafia
   他受过黑手党的恩惠。
2. Several local officials are in jail on charges of colluding with the Mafia
   几位当地官员因被控勾结黑手党而入狱。
3. Denial of the Mafia's existence is nothing new.
   否认黑手党的存在并不是什么新鲜事。
4. The gunman had been hired by a rival Mafia family to do the dirty deed.
   一个敌对的黑手党家族雇用了那个枪手来实施这一卑劣行动。
5. A cabinet minister came under investigation for links to the Mafia.
   一位内阁大臣因被怀疑与黑手党有关联而受到调查。
6. The Mafia is by no means ignored by Italian television.
   意大利电视台绝对不会放过对黑手党的关注。
7. They are well-connected with the south-based education-reform mafia.
   他们同以南方为大本营的教育改革势力集团有着密切的联系。
8. It would be surprising were the Mafia not to have muscled in.
   如果黑手党不插上一脚，那反倒令人奇怪了。
9. The government rushed through legislation aimed at Mafia leaders
   政府匆忙通过了针对黑手党首领的立法。
10. Detectives now believe the Mafia also had a stake in the plot and killed him when it went wrong.
    侦探们现在相信黑手党在这个阴谋中也有利害关系，并在事败后杀了他。
11. Jan Roberts weaves a compelling tale which traps a young woman in a world run by the Mafia.
    简·罗伯茨编了一个引人入胜的故事，诱骗一位年轻女性进入了黑手党的地盘。
12. I'm not getting married to no mafia.
    我不会和一个黑手党结婚。
13. I wouldn't mess with him: he has powerful mafia connections.
    我不会和他交往的，他有很强的黑手党背景。
14. No wonder someone here has set up an Italian-Japanese restaurant chain called Mafia.
    难怪这里有人创办了一家叫做“黑手党”（mafia）的意大利-日本连锁餐厅。
15. Are you having some problems with mafia?
    你和黑手党有过节吗？
16. Didn't I tell you I dislike mafia?
    我没告诉你我不喜欢帮派份子吗？
17. He was dealt with by the mafia.
    他被黑手党杀死了。
18. He's a front man for the mafia.
    他是黑手党的负责人。
19. Would-be drug dealers are caught between the police and the Mafia.
    一个打算成为毒品贩的人卷入了警察与黑手党的纷争。
20. Recently, coordinated by the FBI, Jeremy helped to convict a member of the mafia.
    最近，在联邦调查局的协调下，杰里米帮助证明了一名黑手党成员有罪。
21. He controls more assets than the Russian mafia.
    他掌握了比俄国黑手党还多的资产。
22. He is believed to have associated with the mafia.
    有人相信他与黑手党有来往。
23. MAFIA/ SPAM mine patterns from transactional databases.
    MAFIA/SPAM从事务数据库中挖掘模式。
24. The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered.
    黑手党的上司派人谋杀了仇敌。
25. Italian police say they've arrested a mafia boss in the Puglia region of southern Italy.
    意大利警方称他们在意大利南部普利亚地区逮捕了一名黑手党头目。
26. I don't think Mafia Wars will like this possible attack by anonymous.
    我不认为黑手党也喜欢这个匿名攻击。
27. It's thought that his connections with the Mafia helped his singing career.
    据认为他和黑手党的关系对他的歌唱事业助了一臂之力。
28. Users may tire of virtual vegetables and online Mafia Wars ( another popular Zynga game).
    用户或许不再对虚拟蔬菜着迷，也厌烦了zynga另一款流行网络游戏“黑帮战争（mafiawars）”。
29. The mafia liquidated the informer.
    黑手党清算了告密者。
30. It was said he was involved with the mafia.
    据说他与黑手党有牵连。

noun

1. any tightly knit group of trusted associates

   Synonym:    maffia