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。
• 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。
• "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 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。
• 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；
• 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？”
• As a ruffian, I will be happier if I will be given a wife and endure hardships of a woman.
  “咱这个老光棍，要是再分给一个老婆，叫咱也受受女人的罪才更好呢！”（丁玲《太阳照在桑乾河上》）
• A hired ruffian; a thug.
  一个被雇的恶棍；暴徒。
• Wang's verbal features lie In his creation of language system in which elegant, common, ruffian languages are Integrated.
  在语言上，王朔最有创意的就是庞大的雅、俗、痞相结合的语言系统。
• He also admitted that you had some interest in a mill or mills that necessitated your riding about alone, or attended by a ruffian who, Captain Butler assures us, is a murderer.
  他还承认你对一家或几家厂子都很有兴趣，因此得坐着马车到处跑，而巴特勒船长告诉我们，赶车的那个恶棍还杀过人呢。