noun🔗Share黑手党，犯罪集团 A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion."The mafia controlled the local gambling rings, extorting money from businesses and even some families. "黑手党控制着当地的赌博团伙，勒索商家，甚至连一些家庭也不放过。organizationbusinesssocietylawgovernmentactiongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share黑手党, 犯罪集团 A crime syndicate."The police arrested several people suspected of being involved in the mafia, a crime syndicate that controlled gambling and loan sharking in the city. "警方逮捕了几名涉嫌参与黑手党的人，这个犯罪集团控制着该市的赌博和高利贷活动。organizationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share黑手党，犯罪集团 A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader."The new manager quickly surrounded herself with a mafia of loyal assistants who agreed with her every decision. "这位新经理很快就给自己招揽了一批言听计从的亲信，组成了一个“小圈子”。politicsgroupgovernmentorganizationpolicestatebusinesssocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share黑手党，团伙。 (in compound terms such as "moral mafia") An entity which attempts to control a specified arena."the digital mafia"数字领域的团伙grouporganizationbusinesspoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
