| 单词 | gang |
| 释义 | gang (once / 263 pages) 1nv 2n A gang is an association or group of criminals. Often, members of one gang will fight violently with another gang. People join gangs for the sense of belonging, as well as for protection by other members. A gang usually claims an area as its territory and defends it against other gangs or unaffiliated criminals. You can also use gang for a group of friends or workers: "A whole gang of us went to the movies together." The Old English root, gang, means "journey." Today's definition comes from the idea of "a band of people traveling together." WORD FAMILYgang: gangdom, ganged, ganger, ganging, gangs, gangster+/ganger: gangers/gangster: gangsters USAGE EXAMPLESThe riot was sparked by a clash between two gangs in the prison and reflects shifting allegiances among Brazil’s powerful narco-trafficking groups, authorities said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) A prison chaplain said the riot began after a fight between rival gangs. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Gun deaths are common in heists, holdups and in confrontations among police, drug gangs and other criminals in Brazil, but targeted mass shootings are rare. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n an association of criminals police tried to break up the gang Syn|Hypo|Hyper mob, pack, ring nest a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality youth ganga gang whose members are teenagers sleeper nesta nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal association a formal organization of people or groups of people 2n an informal body of friends Syn|Hyper bunch, crew, crowd assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place 3n an organized group of workmen Syn|Hypo|Hyper crew, work party shift a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time detaila crew of workers selected for a particular task chain ganga gang of convicts chained together ground crew, ground-service crewthe crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground road ganga gang of road workers section ganga work crew assigned to a section of a railroad stage crewcrew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production day shift, day watchworkers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) evening shiftworkers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight) graveyard shift, night shiftworkers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) relaya crew of workers who relieve another crew social unit, unit an organization regarded as part of a larger social group 4v act as an organized group 2Syn|Hyper gang up aggroup, group form a group or group together n tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together Hyper tool an implement used in the practice of a vocation |
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