ruffian

英 [ˈrʌfiən]

美 [ˈrʌfiən]

n.  暴徒; 恶棍

复数：ruffians　

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BNC.22925 / COCA.26175

牛津词典

noun

• 暴徒；恶棍
  a violent man, especially one who commits crimes

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 流氓;恶棍;暴徒;罪犯
  Aruffianis a man who behaves violently and is involved in crime.
  1. ...gangs of ruffians who lurk about intent on troublemaking.
     潜伏在周围意图制造麻烦的匪帮

英英释义

noun

• a cruel and brutal fellow
  Synonym:bullytoughhooliganroughneckrowdyyobyoboyobbo

双语例句

• Part one is the analysis of Wang Shuo's novels, prose and essays, which displays the form of ruffian culture.
  第一部分是对王朔小说文本及散文随笔进行分析，展示痞子文化精神的表现形态。
• A hired ruffian; a thug.
  一个被雇的恶棍；暴徒。
• If that ruffian does not mend his ways, he will come to the gallows some day.
  如果那个恶棍不改邪归正的话，他总有一天会上绞刑架的。
• He struggles against the ruffian nihilism and adheres to the basic values of human beings;
  对抗痞子虚无主义，执守人类的基本价值；
• The ruffian kicked and trampled on him, and dashed his head repeatedly against the flags, holding me with one hand, meantime, to prevent me summoning Joseph.
  那个恶棍踢他，踩他，不断地把他的头往石板地上撞，同时一只手还抓住我，防止我去叫约瑟夫来。
• He struggled with the ruffian.
  他同歹徒进行了搏斗。
• Cafferty is the garbage, drug, blockhead and ruffian in the international news press!
  卡弗蒂就是国际新闻界的“垃圾”、“毒品”、“呆子”、“暴徒”！
• And when the ruffian had told him, with another oath, that this was so.
  那恶棍又骂了一声，说是的。
• A young ruffian; a hoodlum.
  小流氓；无赖。
• Swithin did not look round, on no account would he have pulled up to help the ruffian.
  斯威辛并没有回头，要他停下车来做这个恶棍，他决计不来。