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

• We discover: The Phonetic ruffian of novel of Wang Shuo is a performance that the author emphasizing "truth" and pursuing "truth" in fact.
  我们发现：王朔小说语言的痞味儿其实正是作者崇尚真，追求真的表现。
• She received a blow on the head from a dock ruffian and cannot remember her last name.
  她在甲板上被一个流氓打中了后脑，从而无法记起自己的姓氏了。
• Kneeling beside their relatives, they would cry out: "You are not a ruffian; you did nothing; why were you killed?"
  她们跪在被害亲人的身边号哭着：“你不是坏人，又没有干坏事，为什么要杀害你呀？”
• A hired ruffian; a thug.
  一个被雇的恶棍；暴徒。
• 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”！
• He struggled with the ruffian.
  他同歹徒进行了搏斗。
• "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。”
• How could Melly have been so so well, there was no word for melanie's action in taking in this old ruffian and not telling her friends he was a jailbird.
  媚兰怎么会这么&这么。她不该收留这个老无赖，还不告诉朋友们他是个杀人犯。
• 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。
• 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。