underworld

noun

/ˈʌndəwɜːld/

/ˈʌndərwɜːrld/

[singular]

the people and activities involved in crime in a particular place黑社会；黑道；犯罪集团
- the criminal underworld罪恶的黑社会
- the Glasgow underworld格拉斯哥的黑社会
- the dark underworld of drug abuse and petty crime吸毒和轻微犯罪的黑暗地下世界
- He ran an import-export business and had underworld contacts in Japan.他经营进出口生意，并与日本的黑社会有往来。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dark
- murky
- seedy
- …
underworld + noun
- boss
- figure
- contact
- …
preposition
- in the… underworld
the underworld
(in myths and legends, for example those of ancient Greece神话、传说中的) the place under the earth where people are believed to go when they die阴间；冥府；阴曹地府
- The three-headed dog Cerberus guarded the entrance to the underworld.三头犬赛伯勒斯守卫着冥界的入口。

词汇	underworld
释义	underworld noun /ˈʌndəwɜːld/ /ˈʌndərwɜːrld/ [singular] the people and activities involved in crime in a particular place黑社会；黑道；犯罪集团 the criminal underworld罪恶的黑社会 the Glasgow underworld格拉斯哥的黑社会 the dark underworld of drug abuse and petty crime吸毒和轻微犯罪的黑暗地下世界 He ran an import-export business and had underworld contacts in Japan.他经营进出口生意，并与日本的黑社会有往来。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective dark murky seedy … underworld + noun boss figure contact … preposition in the… underworld the underworld (in myths and legends, for example those of ancient Greece神话、传说中的) the place under the earth where people are believed to go when they die阴间；冥府；阴曹地府 The three-headed dog Cerberus guarded the entrance to the underworld.三头犬赛伯勒斯守卫着冥界的入口。
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