a yobbo
He's a yobbo.
他是个小流氓。
小流氓;小坏蛋
残忍和粗暴的人;-bos 小坏蛋
残忍和粗暴的人
a cruel and brutal fellow
A group of yobbos were shouting and throwing bottles outside the pub last night.
昨晚一群小流氓在酒吧外面大喊大叫,还扔瓶子。
用法提示:这里“yobbos”是“yobbo”的复数形式,指粗鲁暴力的年轻人。
That yobbo pushed me out of the way to get on the bus first.
那个小坏蛋把我推开,好让自己先上公交车。
用法提示:“yobbo”作主语,表示一个粗鲁霸道的家伙。
The neighbourhood used to be quiet until a few yobbos moved in and started causing trouble.
这个街区以前很安静,直到几个小流氓搬进来开始惹是生非。
用法提示:复数“yobbos”与动词“moved”搭配,指一群行为粗暴的人。
He's a yobbo.
他是个小流氓。
常用于描述暴力或破坏行为。
The yobbo broke the window.
那个小流氓打破了窗户。
作为侮辱性称呼使用。
They called him a yobbo.
他们叫他小坏蛋。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is yobbo.
正确表达He is a yobbo.
中文学习者常忽略英语可数名词单数前需加冠词。'yobbo' 是单数可数名词,作表语时前面必须加不定冠词 'a',而中文'他是小流氓'不需要冠词,导致遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many yobboes.
正确表达There are many yobbos.
'yobbo' 的复数形式是 'yobbos',不是加-es。中文名词没有复数屈折变化,学习者常过度类化加-es 的规则,但 'yobbo' 的复数直接加-s。
yo-yo 是一种玩具,而 yobbo 指小流氓,两者发音相近但意义完全不同。
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