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posse
noun[ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk /ˈpɒs.i/ us /ˈpɑː.si/
a group of people who have come together for the same purpose: 一群（人），一批（人）
The disgraced minister walked swiftly from the car to his house pursued by a whole posse of reporters.那个被解职的部长从车里出来飞快地向家里走去，身后追着一大群记者。
in the past, a group of men in the US who were brought together to catch a criminal: （美国旧时协助抓捕罪犯的）地方武装团队，民防团
The sheriff rounded up a posse and went after the bank robbers.县治安官召集了一个民防团，追捕银行劫匪。
slang
a group of friends: 一群（朋友）
I was hanging with my posse.我正和我的一群朋友泡在一起。
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posse | American Dictionary
posse
noun[ C ]
us/ˈpɑs·i/
a group of people following a person in order to catch him or her:
In a lot of old westerns, the sheriff gathers a posse to chase the bad guy.
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