a/an thug
A thug threatened him with a knife.
一个恶棍用刀威胁他。
暴徒；恶棍；打手
敲诈勒索者；恐吓者；长势过旺的植物；侵占花坛的植物；（运动项目 miniten 的）木制球拍；帮派或犯罪组织成员；好斗且暴力的年轻罪犯
A violent person, especially a criminal or member of a gang.
帮派或犯罪组织成员
A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.
好斗且暴力的年轻罪犯
an aggressive and violent young criminal
暴力、好斗或凶狠的人
A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
勒索他人的罪犯
A criminal that extorts people.
使用恐吓手段胁迫他人的人
A person who use intimidation to coerce others.
因社会劣势而转向犯罪谋生的人(如贩毒、抢劫、袭击等)；黑帮成员
One who, usually as a result of social disadvantage, has turned to committing crimes (e.g. selling drugs, robbery, assault, etc.) to make a living; a gangsta.
在花坛中蔓延并占据主导地位的过于旺盛的植物
An overvigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
迷你网球游戏中使用的木制球棒,适合握在手中
A wooden bat used in the game of miniten, fitting around the player's hand.
The police arrested the thug after he attacked a tourist.
警察在他袭击了一名游客后逮捕了那个暴徒。
用法提示：名词“thug”指暴徒、恶棍。
A group of thugs threatened the shopkeeper for money.
一群暴徒威胁店主索要钱财。
用法提示：复数形式“thugs”表示多名暴徒。
He was beaten up by a thug on his way home.
他在回家路上被一个流氓打了。
用法提示：“thug”在此指施暴的歹徒。
A thug threatened him with a knife.
一个恶棍用刀威胁他。
The thugs were arrested after the robbery.
那些暴徒在抢劫后被逮捕了。
thug可作定语修饰名词，如thug life（黑帮生活）。
He leads a thug life on the streets.
他在街头过着恶棍般的生活。
gangster常指有组织的匪帮成员，thug更指街头暴徒
hoodlum语气较thug略轻，多指青少年流氓
ruffian强调粗暴残忍，与thug近义但较文雅
bully侧重恃强凌弱，thug更强调暴力犯罪
criminal泛指罪犯，thug专指暴力型罪犯
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very thug.
正确表达He is very thuggish.
“thug”是名词，不能用作形容词。表示“像恶棍的”需用形容词“thuggish”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The thugs is coming.
正确表达The thugs are coming.
复数主语“thugs”需要搭配复数动词“are”，而非单数“is”。
指积极调解冲突、促进和平的人，与 thug（暴徒）的暴力好斗相反。
指反对暴力、坚持和平的人；与 thug 的凶狠、动武行为相对。
指遵守法律、不从事犯罪活动的人；与 thug（罪犯、恶棍）相对。
thug 侧重街头暴力或恶霸行为；gangster 特指有组织的犯罪团伙成员。
thug 指用暴力犯罪或恐吓的恶徒；bully 常指学校或社区中欺负弱者的行为者，不一定是罪犯。
thug 常用于口语和新闻中指暴力罪犯；ruffian 较书面、陈旧，泛指粗野凶悍的人。
街头恶棍
The street thug was caught on camera stealing a phone.
那个街头恶棍偷手机时被摄像头拍到了。
一帮暴徒
A gang of thugs attacked the shopkeeper late at night.
一帮暴徒深夜袭击了店主。
持械暴徒
Armed thugs broke into the house and took the safe.
持械暴徒破门而入，拿走了保险箱。
暴徒生活
His rap lyrics glorify thug life.
他的说唱歌词美化了暴徒生活。
thug 常指犯罪团伙成员，gang 指其所属的团伙。
thug 的典型特征之一是使用暴力。
thug 的行为多与犯罪活动相关。
thug 常通过恐吓或威胁手段达到目的。
在描述 thug 的语境中，常涉及携带或使用武器。
黑帮式的生活方式；也指一种硬派、不认输的生存态度
He talks about 'thug life', but he's actually a law student.
他嘴上说着“黑帮生活”，其实是个法学院学生。
暴徒人生
Tupac's 'Thug Life' motto was a powerful symbol of survival and defiance for many young people.
图帕克的“Thug Life”口号对许多年轻人来说，是生存与反抗的有力象征。
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