释义 |
hoodlumhood‧lum /ˈhuːdləm/ noun [countable] hoodlumOrigin: 1800-1900 German dialect hudellump ‘lazy useless person’ - He had seen a man being chased by two Riotsville hoodlums.
- I had gritted my teeth during the tales of murder and mayhem committed by drunken hoodlums from north Belfast.
- It was some of these young hoodlums who had mocked him that night, an experience he could never forget.
- Leroy, one of the newfangled, sensitive hoodlums, has trouble with relationships himself and understands Samantha's frustrations too well.
- Rufus keeps both hoodlums separate and talks to each one quietly so the other can not hear.
- The police questioned policy-wheel operators, gamblers, and hoodlums of all kinds.
a criminal, often a young person, who does violent or illegal things SYN gangster |