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

• In her classic work scenery whose theme is about citizens, cultural characteristics reflected by shanty district living environment are shown, i.e., the culture of ruffian.
  在其市民题材经典作品《风景》中，显现出棚户区生存环境所反映出的棚户区文化特征：痞性文化；
• He's threatening me from there! Hooligan! Ruffian!
  他这是来这里威胁我！流氓！恶棍！
• He struggled with the ruffian.
  他同歹徒进行了搏斗。
• The ruffian laid about in desperation.
  歹徒在绝望中向四周乱打一气。
• 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。
• 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。
• It has the function of dispelling qi and eliminating the accumulation, reducing phlegm and dispersing the ruffian.
  枳实为常用中药，具有破气消积，化痰散痞的功效。
• "I hope you aren't a no-good ruffian or crook."
  “我希望，你不是一无用的流子或骗子。”
• "I'm not a ruffian, babe! I'm a social worker."
  “我不是一个流子，宝贝！我是一个社会的工人。”
• If that little ruffian belonged to me, I should give him a touch of the rope's end.
  那小流氓要是我的孩子，我就要用鞭子揍他一顿。