ruffian
ruffian 英 [ˈrʌfiən] 美 [ˈrʌfiən, ˈrʌfjən]
n. 恶棍；流氓；无赖 adj. 残暴的；凶恶的；无法无天的
名词复数:ruffians
- A ruffian is a bully, someone who is violent toward others. Maybe they had a bad childhood, or perhaps they like the sound of people in pain. No matter where they come from, ruffians are best avoided.
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- n. 恶棍；流氓；无赖
- adj. 残暴的；凶恶的；无法无天的
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1. He helped me over the difficulty with the ruffian.
在恶棍找我麻烦时，他帮我渡过了那次难关。
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2. And even though his nickname's The Tooth Fairy, hockey fans just wouldn't be into a 6' something hockey ruffian with gossamer wings
尽管他的绰号是“牙仙”，但是面对一个6英尺高却长着薄纱般翅膀的曲棍球恶棍，球迷们可不会买账。
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3. The ruffian kicked and trampled on him, and dashed his head repeatedly against the flags, holding me with one hand, meantime, to prevent me summoning Joseph.
那个恶棍踢他，踩他，不断地把他的头往石板地上撞，同时一只手还抓住我，防止我去叫约瑟夫来。
- ruffian (n.) 1530s, "a boisterous, brutal fellow, one ready to commit any crime," from Middle French rufian "a pimp" (15c.), from Italian ruffiano "a pander, pimp," of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Germanic source related to rough (adj.), but Dutch roffiaan, German Ruffian are said to be from French. English meaning might have been influenced by similarity of sound to rough. Related: Ruffianly.
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