Word · Frequency #22925
ruffians
恶棍；无赖；暴徒
ruffians is the plural of ruffian.
a brutal, lawless person; a thug or rascal
- 1.
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
无赖,恶棍,或不道德、欺骗、残忍和不可靠的人
- 2.
a cruel and brutal fellow
残忍粗暴的家伙
无赖,恶棍,或不道德、欺骗、残忍和不可靠的人；残忍粗暴的家伙；恶棍；无赖
In use
The ruffian threatened the shopkeeper with a knife.
A group of ruffians were loitering outside the convenience store.
The police arrested the ruffian after he vandalized the car.
a + ruffian
He is a ruffian who enjoys causing trouble.
他是一个喜欢惹麻烦的恶棍。
the + ruffians (plural)
The ruffians were finally caught by the police.
那些无赖最终被警察抓住了。
like a + ruffian
Don't behave like a ruffian in public.
Connections
Collocations
- gang of ruffians
- 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。
- violent ruffian
- 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。
- drunken ruffian
- 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。
- notorious ruffian
- 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。
- ruffian behavior
- 流氓行径
- His ruffian behavior embarrassed his family.他的流氓行径让他的家人蒙羞。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音开头同 rough（粗暴），-ian 指人，联想“粗暴的人”就是恶棍、无赖。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.