thugs

英 [θʌgz]

美 [θʌgz]

n.  恶棍; 暴徒; 罪犯
thug的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 恶棍;凶手;罪犯
  You can refer to a violent person or criminal as athug.
  1. ...the cowardly thugs who mug old people.
     抢劫老人的胆小恶棍

双语例句

• In 1991 he and his friends defended themselves against some white racist thugs who set upon them for no other reason than their skin colour.
  1991年，他和朋友在面对几个仅仅因为肤色就攻击他们的白人种族主义暴徒时奋起自卫。
• He gathered together a bunch of thugs.
  他纠合了一批打手。
• It's a sad indictment of society that policemen are regarded as easy targets by thugs.
  警察很容易就成了暴徒下手袭击的对象，这是一个社会的悲哀。
• The thugs heisted her and took her purse and watch.
  那伙歹徒抢劫了她，抢走了她的钱包和手表。
• The town has been plagued by armed thugs who have looted food supplies and terrorized the population.
  武装暴徒抢掠食物、恐吓群众，该镇居民深受其苦。
• Thugs, pickpockets and prostitutes lurked in the unlit alleys and shadowy streets.
  暴徒、小偷和娼妓鬼鬼祟祟地躲在没有灯光的小巷里和灰暗的大街上。
• He guarded the slaves with dogs and hired thugs before police swooped.
  在警察突袭之前，他一直用狗和雇佣打手来管理这些奴隶。
• He always goes about with a bunch of thugs.
  他总是和一群恶棍鬼混。
• When I heard you got beat by petty thugs.
  听说你被一帮流氓打了。
• He was beaten up by a gang of thugs.
  他让一伙儿流氓给打了。