单词	ruffianly
释义	ruffianruf‧fi‧an /ˈrʌfiən/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINruffian Origin: 1400-1500 Old French Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS 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 ruffians—ruffianly adjective
随便看	invasion invasive invective inveigh inveigle invent invention inventive inventively inventiveness inventor inventory Inverness inverse inversely inversion invert invertebrate inverted comma inverted snobbery invest investigate investigation investigative investigator

英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。