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单词 ruffian
释义
ruffianruf‧fi‧an /ˈrʌfiən/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINruffian
Origin:
1400-1500 Old French
Examples
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  • A gang of local ruffians was passing by and, when they saw what was happening, became infuriated against Richard Baxter.
  • Everyone who has one insists he has a weapon only to defend his family from outside ruffians.
  • Having savored victory, the ruffians moved on to attack the homes of well-known abolitionists in the neighborhood.
  • He ran away from the fearsome ruffian.
  • It's run by that old ruffian, Chatterton.
  • Men who made passes at her were not rude ruffians but agents of evil river spirits.
  • The three ruffians pummelled me, banging my head against the wooden slats.
old-fashioned a violent man, involved in crime:  a gang of ruffiansruffianly adjective
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