Word · Frequency #18787
rowdy
/ˈraudi/
noun
吵闹粗暴的人；好斗者
a noisy, rough person who causes trouble; a brawler
- 1.
A boisterous person; a brawler.
一个喧闹的人；争吵者。
一个喧闹的人；争吵者。；好吵闹的人
In use
The bouncer removed the rowdies from the bar after they started a fight.
Our neighbors complained about the rowdies who gathered on the street late at night.
The teacher had to calm down the rowdy in the back of the classroom.
Connections
Collocations
- a bunch of rowdies
- 一帮吵闹的家伙
- I don't want a bunch of rowdies at my party.我可不想让一帮吵闹的家伙来我的派对。
- a group of rowdies
- 一群闹事者
- A group of rowdies disrupted the meeting.一群闹事者搅乱了会议。
- drunken rowdies
- 醉酒闹事者
- The drunken rowdies were escorted out of the stadium.醉酒闹事者被护送出体育场。
- football rowdies
- 足球闹事球迷
- Football rowdies caused damage to the train station.足球闹事球迷破坏了火车站。
Pop culture & quotes
- Raise your glass to the rowdy and the reckless.
- 向那些喧闹不羁、鲁莽冲动的人举杯吧。From Pink's 2010 hit 'Raise Your Glass,' a defiant pop anthem. 'The rowdy' here means loud, unruly people who don't fit in; the song celebrates outsiders and underdogs.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 row（吵架）+dy，想象一个又吵又爱打架的人，就是 rowdy。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：bars and pubs、sports events 作为名词，rowdy 多用于非正式语境，常指在公共场所喧闹甚至好斗的人；正式或书面场景中较少直接使用这个词。
Grammar Note
指好吵闹的人或粗暴的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
cloudy, dowdy, howdy 与 rowdy 押韵，都以 /aʊdi/ 结尾。注意 crowd 以 /d/ 结尾，row（争吵）以 /aʊ/ 结尾，都与 /aʊdi/ 不完全押韵。另外，row 还有一个常用发音 /roʊ/，意为“排、行”，与 rowdy 完全不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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