riffraff
riffraff 英 ['rɪfræf] 美
n. 乌合之众；流氓 adj. 微贱的
名词复数:riffraffs
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- n. 乌合之众；流氓
- adj. 微贱的
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1. I am convinced that you [should] continue to hold this riffraff in contempt...
我坚信你应该继续鄙视这群流氓……
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2. He would entertain there the factor of Taiohae, captains of wandering traders, and all the best of the South Pacific riffraff.
他要在那儿宴请泰欣黑的商务代办、往来的商船船长和南太平洋流浪汉中的头面人物。
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3. Some early members complain that the site is being overrun by spammers and riffraff.
一些早期会员抱怨说该网站现在充斥着垃圾邮件和地痞无赖。
- riffraff (n.) also riff-raff, late 15c., from earlier rif and raf "one and all, everybody, every scrap," also "sweepings, refuse" (mid-14c.), from Old French rif et raf, from rifler "to spoil, strip" (see rifle (v.)). Second element from raffler "carry off," related to rafle "plundering," or from raffer "to snatch, to sweep together" (see raffle (n.)).
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