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

• 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。
• 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。”
• 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。
• In the place where she heard Heathcliff termed a'vulgar young ruffian,'and'worse than a brute,'she took care not to act like him;
  在有人说希斯克利夫是“粗俗的小流氓”，和“不如畜生”的地方，她尽量表现得不像他。
• 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。
• The greatest ruffian, the most hardened violator of the laws of society, is not altogether without it.
  最大的恶棍，极其严重地违犯社会法律的人，也不会全然丧失同情心。
• 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's threatening me from there! Hooligan! Ruffian!
  他这是来这里威胁我！流氓！恶棍！
• 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。