"desperado" in Chinese (Simplified)
亡命之徒匪徒
Definition
desperado 指大胆且常常暴力的罪犯,尤指不惧怕违法、过去时代的犯罪分子。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常用来指旧时西部等时期的亡命之徒,有戏剧性和浪漫色彩。很少用于现代犯罪分子,常见于文学或电影。
Examples
The movie is about a desperado in the Wild West.
这部电影讲的是西部的一个**亡命之徒**。
Many songs tell stories of a brave desperado.
许多歌曲讲述了一个勇敢的**亡命之徒**的故事。
The sheriff tried to catch the desperado.
警长试图抓住那个**亡命之徒**。
He lived like a real desperado, always running from the law.
他就像个真正的**亡命之徒**,总是在逃避法律。
Don't mess with him—he acts like a desperado from an old western.
别招惹他——他表现得像老西部片里的**亡命之徒**。
Back then, being called a desperado meant you were both feared and admired.
那时候,被称为**亡命之徒**,既令人畏惧也让人羡慕。