Word · Frequency #23070
ringleader
头目；魁首；为首者
a person who leads, especially in illicit activities
- 1.
A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.
一群人的首领,尤指非正式团体的头目。
- 2.
a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)
领导者(尤其在非法活动中)
- 3.
A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.
发起并领导骚乱(如暴动)、阴谋或犯罪团伙的人
一群人的首领,尤指非正式团体的头目。；领导者(尤其在非法活动中)；发起并领导骚乱(如暴动)、阴谋或犯罪团伙的人；魁首；头目；[法] 头目
In use
The police arrested the ringleader of the smuggling operation.
After the protest turned violent, the ringleader was identified from the video.
She was the ringleader of the group that planned the prank.
the ringleader of sth
用 of 短语说明所领导的团体或活动。
He was the ringleader of the gang.
他是这个团伙的头目。
identify sb as the ringleader
常用于被动语态，表示官方认定某人为主谋。
She was identified as the ringleader of the protest.
她被认定为这次抗议的为首者。
act as the ringleader
act as 表示担任或充当某种角色。
Connections
Collocations
- ringleader of the gang
- 团伙头目
- The police arrested the ringleader of the gang.警方逮捕了该团伙的头目。
- alleged ringleader
- 涉嫌主谋
- The alleged ringleader was taken into custody yesterday.涉嫌主谋昨天被拘留。
- ringleader of the riot
- 暴乱头目
- He was identified as the ringleader of the riot.他被确认为暴乱的头目。
- ringleader of the conspiracy
- 阴谋主谋
- The ringleader of the conspiracy faced multiple charges.这起阴谋的主谋面临多项指控。
- self-confessed ringleader
- 自认的头目
- The self-confessed ringleader admitted organizing the robbery.这个自认的头目承认组织了抢劫。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 ring 想成一群人围成的圈，leader 是圈中的头目——带头闹事者。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、日常谈话 该词通常属于中性语域，多用于描述非正式团体或非法活动中的为首者，常见于新闻报道和日常谈话；在更正式的书面语中，可换用 leader 或 instigator。
Grammar Note
多指带领他人从事非法或不当活动的头目，常含贬义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 leader 和 reader 与 ringleader 真正押韵，它们的末尾音与 ringleader 的 /ˌlidɚ/ 一致。ring、bring、king、sing 都含 /ɪŋ/，与第一个音节 /rɪŋ/ 的韵尾相同，但不是整词韵脚；注意 linger /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/ 拼写看似相关，发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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