Word · Frequency #26116
goon
暴徒;打手
核心释义
A thug, especially a muscular hired henchman with little intelligence.
- 1.
暴徒;通常是肌肉发达但智力低下的打手。
A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence.
- 2.
傻瓜;愚蠢、笨拙或古怪的人。
A fool; someone who is silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
傻瓜;笨蛋;暴徒;通常是肌肉发达但智力低下的打手。;傻瓜;愚蠢、笨拙或古怪的人。;受雇暴徒;愚笨者
用法In use
The company hired a goon to intimidate the workers.
用法提示:goon 在这里是名词,意为“受雇暴徒”。
Don't mess with those goons; they're dangerous.
用法提示:goons 是 goon 的复数形式,指“暴徒”。
He's such a goon that he can't even tie his shoelaces.
用法提示:goon 在这里是名词,意为“愚笨者,呆子”。
be a goon
用于贬低某人的愚蠢或笨拙。
He's such a goon; he forgot his own birthday.
他真是个呆子,连自己的生日都忘了。
act like a goon
责备愚蠢或粗鲁的行为。
Stop acting like a goon and listen to me.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hired goon
- 受雇打手;雇佣暴徒
- The crime boss sent a hired goon to collect the money.犯罪头目派了一名受雇打手去收钱。
- goon squad
- 打手队;暴徒团伙
- A goon squad broke up the protest.一伙暴徒驱散了抗议者。
- send goons
- 派打手;派暴徒
- The boss sent goons to intimidate the witness.老板派打手去恐吓证人。
- big goon
- 傻大个儿;大傻瓜
- He's a big goon, but everyone likes him.他是个傻大个儿,但大家都喜欢他。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 Goon 想成一个叫“古恩”的傻大个打手,肌肉发达但脑子笨,被人当枪使,既凶狠又愚蠢。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:crime fiction、casual insults “goon” 通常是非正式用语,多用于口语:指受雇的暴徒或打手,也可指傻瓜或古怪的人。比较常见于犯罪题材叙述或朋友间的玩笑话,正式写作中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These all rhyme with goon: moon, noon, soon, spoon, loon, and boon. Beware lookalikes: gone (/ɡɒn/) and gown (/ɡaʊn/) look similar but do not rhyme.
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