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hoodlum

/hood-luhm, hood-/US // ˈhud ləm, ˈhʊd- //UK // (ˈhuːdləm) //

无赖,流氓,混混,流氓团伙

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a thug or gangster.
    • : a young street ruffian, especially one belonging to a gang.

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Examples

  • A hoodlum crashes a pool party that not-so-bright Cameron throws in spite of the recent bloody death of one of his friends.

  • Just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum.

  • Truth is, this drink-crazed madman was a hoodlum gunman from Chicago or Saint Louis, that had lost his nerve.

  • And so the Elks, for whom the former hoodlum of Barrel Alley had striven and worked and planned, became a complete patrol at last.

  • He turned a corner and came to a short, heavy hoodlum backing out of a small liquor store with a knife in throwing position.

  • An egg-sized rock hit the truck behind him and bounced back, just as he spotted a hoodlum drawing back a sling for a second shot.

  • Gordon got his head up just in time to see a man in police uniform kick aside the first hoodlum and lunge for the other.