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a + ruffian
He is a ruffian who enjoys causing trouble.
他是一个喜欢惹麻烦的恶棍。
恶棍；无赖；暴徒
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恶棍；无赖；暴徒
a brutal, lawless person; a thug or rascal
He is a ruffian who enjoys causing trouble.
他是一个喜欢惹麻烦的恶棍。
无赖,恶棍,或不道德、欺骗、残忍和不可靠的人
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
残忍粗暴的家伙
a cruel and brutal fellow
The ruffian threatened the shopkeeper with a knife.
那个恶棍用刀威胁店主。
A group of ruffians were loitering outside the convenience store.
一群无赖在便利店外闲逛。
The police arrested the ruffian after he vandalized the car.
警察在恶棍破坏汽车后逮捕了他。
He is a ruffian who enjoys causing trouble.
他是一个喜欢惹麻烦的恶棍。
The ruffians were finally caught by the police.
那些无赖最终被警察抓住了。
Don't behave like a ruffian in public.
不要在公共场合表现得像个无赖。
He turned out to be a ruffian after all.
他结果竟然是个恶棍。
Not this
He is a ruffian person.
Use this
He is a ruffian.
ruffian 是名词，意为‘恶棍’，不能用作形容词修饰其他名词。
Not this
The street was filled with ruffian.
Use this
The street was filled with ruffians.
ruffian 是可数名词，表示多个恶棍时需用复数形式 ruffians。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一伙暴徒
A gang of ruffians gathered in the alley, frightening passersby.
一伙暴徒聚集在小巷里，吓坏了路人。
凶残的恶棍
The novel's villain is a violent ruffian with no regard for the law.
小说中的反派是一个蔑视法律的凶残恶棍。
醉醺醺的无赖
A drunken ruffian shattered the bar window in a fit of rage.
一个醉醺醺的无赖一气之下打碎了酒吧的窗户。
臭名昭著的恶棍
The notorious ruffian was finally arrested after years of crime.
那个臭名昭著的恶棍在多年作案后终于被捕。
流氓行径
His ruffian behavior embarrassed his family.
他的流氓行径让他的家人蒙羞。
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发音开头同 rough（粗暴），-ian 指人，联想“粗暴的人”就是恶棍、无赖。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、旧式叙述、历史语境 通常用于文学作品或较老的叙述中，带有贬义，指残暴或无赖的人；在日常口语中比较少见。
真正的整词同韵词极少。rough /rʌf/、ruffle /ˈrʌfəl/、stuff /stʌf/ 与 ruffian 的重读部分 /rʌf/ 或 /ʌf/ 音近，但不是整词押韵。注意拼写相似的 Russian /ˈrʌʃən/ 读 /ʃ/，不要读成 /f/；civilian /sɪˈvɪliən/ 与 ruffian 都以 /iən/ 收尾，但重音不同，也不是韵脚。
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