| 单词 | hoodlum |
| 释义 | hoodlum (once / 9752 pages) n Hoodlums are young people who are involved in crime or generally up to no good. A car full of hoodlums might drive down the street and smash mailboxes with a baseball bat. Hoodlums are into mean stuff like that. If you've ever seen a group of young people who look like trouble, you may have seen a group of hoodlums. Hoodlums are loud, aggressive, and violent. Hoodlums are part of gangs and commit crimes. If a young person robs a store or mugs someone, he’s a hoodlum. The word hoodlum has nothing to do with the hood on a sweatshirt. A hoodlum can also be called a gangster, thug, or toughie. Steer clear! WORD FAMILYhoodlum: hoodlums USAGE EXAMPLESOn Thursday he criticized President Obama in a Twitter message in which he referred to those protesting a police shooting in Charlotte, N.C., as “hoodlums.” New York Times(Sep 22, 2016) "I was a punk and I was a hoodlum," Rezek said. US News(Sep 23, 2016) “Obama jokes about race after two consecutive nights of hoodlums rioting in #Charlotte. Outrageous” he wrote. Washington Post(Sep 22, 2016) n an aggressive and violent young criminal Syn|Hypo|Hyper goon, hood, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie bully a hired thug criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
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