thug

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++thug /θʌɡ/ ●○○ noun [countable]  VIOLENTa violent man 恶棍，暴徒 He was beaten up by a gang of young thugs. 他遭到一群小混混的痛打。

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thug• Seeking vengeance, he employs two Dickensian thugs, with startling and bleakly hilarious results.• A gang of thugs was waiting for him round the back. He didn't have a chance.• It's the one-off thug who normally panics and lashes out.• The thugs pounced as Tony McLoughlin prepared to open up the school shortly after 7am.• A policeman is fighting for his life after young thugs threw a brick through his patrol car windscreen.Origin thug (1800-1900) Hindi thag “thief”, from Sanskrit sthaga “bad man”

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thug /θʌɡ/ noun [countable]a violent man:
    He was beaten up by a gang of young thugs.

thugBrE /θʌɡ/ 🔊NAmE /θʌɡ/ 🔊 nouna violent person, especially a criminal 恶棍；暴徒；罪犯◆a gang of thugs一伙暴徒▸ thug·gish BrE /ˈθʌɡɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈθʌɡɪʃ/ 🔊 adjective◆thuggish brutality残忍的暴行