"hoodlum" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 惡棍
• 小流氓

Definition

hoodlum 指經常參與犯罪、破壞或暴力行為的人，常指年輕流氓或街頭惡棍。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"hoodlum" 是口語用語，在美式英語裡偏舊，常指街頭流氓或年輕犯罪者，有貶義。正式場合很少使用。

Examples

The police caught a hoodlum breaking windows.

警察逮到了一個**惡棍**在打破窗戶。

A group of hoodlums stole bikes from the park.

一羣**小流氓**從公園偷了腳踏車。

The teacher warned the students not to act like hoodlums.

老師警告學生不要像**小流氓**一樣行為。

Don’t let those hoodlums intimidate you on your way home.

別讓那些**惡棍**在你回家路上嚇到你。

Those two look like a couple of hoodlums hanging out on the corner.

那兩個人看起來就像街角的**小流氓**。

Everyone in the neighborhood is tired of the local hoodlums causing trouble.

社區裡的人都厭倦了這些本地**惡棍**搗亂。