围猎 (wéi liè) — to hunt (animals) by surrounding and driving them; (figurative) to gang up on or collectively attack
Definition
Literally 'surround-hunt': hunters encircle prey and drive it in. Figuratively used for ganging up on a person in online pile-ons or public attacks.
verb
to hunt (animals) by surrounding and driving them(figurative) to gang up on or collectively attack
Examples
- 围猎。Gǔ dài liè rén cháng yòng wéi liè de fāng fǎ bǔ zhuō dà xíng liè wù.Ancient hunters often used the method of surround hunting to catch large prey.
- 围猎，。Zhè cì wéi liè huó dòng yǒu sān bǎi rén cān yù, fù gài le zhěng piàn sēn lín.Three hundred people took part in this surround hunt, covering the entire forest.
- 围猎，。Tā zài wǎng shàng bèi è yì wéi liè, zāo dào le dà liàng gōng jī.He was maliciously ganged up on online and suffered a lot of attacks.
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