好词典
thugs
UK /θʌɡz/US /θʌɡz/
词源
源自印地语 'thag'（意为骗子或强盗），19世纪通过英国殖民统治传入英语，原指印度专门以勒杀抢劫为生的匪帮。
noun
❶ 指使用暴力或威胁手段的犯罪分子或恶霸，通常参与抢劫、敲诈等非法活动，带有明显的负面含义。
“The police arrested a group of thugs who were terrorizing the neighborhood.”
（警方逮捕了一群在社区里制造恐慌的暴徒。）
“He was attacked by thugs on his way home last night.”
（昨晚他在回家路上遭到了一群歹徒的袭击。）
同义词:gangsters, hoodlums, ruffians
常见短语
a bunch of thugs — 用于形容一群行为暴力或无法无天的人，带有强烈的贬义色彩。
“The protesters were peaceful, but the media portrayed them as a bunch of thugs.”
（抗议者们本是和平的，但媒体把他们描述成了一群暴徒。）