Word · Frequency #23625
scoundrels
恶棍；无赖；坏蛋
scoundrels is the plural of scoundrel.
a mean, worthless or wicked person; a rascal or villain who deliberately does evil
- 1.
A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
卑鄙无用之人；无赖；恶棍；没有荣誉或美德的人。
- 2.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
恶棍；故意做坏事的人
卑鄙无用之人；无赖；恶棍；没有荣誉或美德的人。；恶棍；故意做坏事的人；恶棍
In use
That scoundrel tricked everyone into investing in a fake company.
The townspeople finally caught the scoundrel after he tried to rob the bank.
Don't trust him; he is a scoundrel who would betray his own mother.
be a scoundrel
用于描述某人是恶棍。
He is a scoundrel who cheats everyone.
他是一个欺骗所有人的恶棍。
call someone a scoundrel
用于指责某人。
She called him a scoundrel after he lied.
他说谎后，她叫他恶棍。
a scoundrel who
定语从句修饰恶棍。
Connections
Collocations
- a despicable scoundrel
- 卑鄙的无赖
- He turned out to be a despicable scoundrel who betrayed his closest friends.他原来是个卑鄙的无赖，背叛了自己最亲近的朋友。
- a scoundrel of a man
- 一个恶棍般的男人
- Her new husband was a scoundrel of a man who only wanted her money.她的新丈夫是个只想要她钱财的恶棍般的男人。
- old scoundrel
- 老坏蛋
- That old scoundrel cheated me out of my inheritance.那个老坏蛋骗走了我的遗产。
- a lying scoundrel
- 满口谎言的恶棍
- The lying scoundrel denied everything in court.那个满口谎言的恶棍在法庭上否认了一切。
- call someone a scoundrel
- 称某人为恶棍
- She called him a scoundrel for breaking his promise.她骂他是恶棍，因为他违背了诺言。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个恶棍在争吵中死扛到底，卑鄙无耻。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史小说、戏剧、文学评论、道德谴责 该词比较正式，多用于文学或历史语境中描述故意作恶的人。
Grammar Note
多用于贬义
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'control', 'patrol', and 'enroll' share a similar ending spelling but do not rhyme with 'scoundrel' as their pronunciation differs.
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.