"thugs" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 暴徒
• 打手

Definition

暴力且通常有犯罪行為的人，常常以團夥形式威脅、攻擊或恐嚇他人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Thugs” 屬於非正式且貶義詞，常用來指暴力犯罪分子或幫派分子，不適合正式場合。媒體在報導犯罪或街頭暴力時常用。表示強烈的暴力傾向，用時需謹慎。

Examples

The thugs stole his bicycle.

**暴徒**偷了他的自行車。

Police arrested the thugs after the fight.

警察在打鬥後逮捕了**暴徒**。

The store was damaged by a group of thugs.

商店被一羣**暴徒**破壞了。

When the lights went out, the thugs smashed windows and ran.

燈一滅，**暴徒**就砸了窗戶逃跑了。

Don’t let those thugs scare you; stand your ground.

別讓那些**暴徒**嚇到你，堅持住。

People are tired of thugs causing trouble in the neighborhood.

人們已經厭倦了**暴徒**在社區製造麻煩。