释义 |
View usage for: (laʊt) Word forms: plural loutscountable nounIf you describe a man or boy as a lout, you are critical of them because they behave in an impolite or aggressive way. [disapproval] ...a drunken lout. Synonyms: oaf, thug, hooligan, boor More Synonyms of lout lout in British English 1 (laʊt) nouna crude or oafish person; boor Word origin C16: perhaps from lout2lout in British English 2 (laʊt) verb(intransitive) archaic to bow or stoop Word origin Old English lūtan; related to Old Norse lūtalout in American English 1 (laʊt) noun1. an awkward, ill-mannered person; boor verb transitive2. Obsolete to treat with contempt; flout Derived forms loutish (ˈloutish) adjective loutishly (ˈloutishly) adverb loutishness (ˈloutishness) noun Word origin prob. < or akin to ME lutien, to lurk < OE lutian, akin to lutan: see lout 2lout in American English 2 (laʊt) verb intransitive, verb transitive Chiefly Dialectal to bow or curtsy; stoop Word origin ME louten < OE lutan: for IE base see little Examples of 'lout' in a sentencelout Social media can be enlisted to name and shame litter louts.Councils argue that penalties are necessary to deter persistent litter louts.Would you want a bunch of drunken football louts renting your property?Why on earth should we be footing the bill for drunken louts? Lager louts are at one end of the tourist spectrum.Certain quarters of the snooty music press spent years writing them off as lager louts.But this was no town centre pub packed with lager louts.Britain is turning from a nation of lager louts to a country of wine connoisseurs.Once there, he is confronted with a population of drunken louts.They're not lager louts who are going to cause trouble.It's time to banish the lager louts to the bar.Could the British lager lout soon be a dying breed?But if you want to get his heart racing, just bring up the subject of litter louts.A drunken lout of a man opposite had a vote simply because he was a male. Drunken louts should be punished. Lager louts need not apply.Council chiefs insist he is a litter lout and must pay up - warning he could end up in court if he doesn't. British English: lout NOUN If you describe a man or boy as a lout, you are critical of them because they behave in an impolite or aggressive way. ...a drunken lout. - American English: lout
- Brazilian Portuguese: grosseiro
- Chinese: 粗鲁的人 >常指男子
- European Spanish: gamberro
- French: rustre
- German: Rüpel
- Italian: zoticone
- Japanese: 不良
- Korean: 망나니
- European Portuguese: grosseiro
- Latin American Spanish: vándalo
Chinese translation of 'lout' n (c) -
粗人 (cūrén) (个(個), gè)
Definition a crude or oafish person a drunken lout Synonyms thug bear ned (Scottish, slang) hoon (Australian, New Zealand, slang) clod gawk churl lubber lummox (informal) clumsy idiot yob or yobbo (British, slang) cougan (Australian, slang) scozza (Australian, slang) bogan (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition an ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive person He was a braggart, a cynic and a boor. Synonyms lout, peasant (informal), hick (informal, US, Canadian), barbarian, brute, philistine, redneck (US, slang), oaf, bumpkin, vulgarian, hayseed (US, Canadian, informal), cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang), clodhopper (informal), churl, clodpole Definition an awkward simple rustic person They were considered unsophisticated bumpkins. Synonyms yokel, peasant (informal), hick (informal, US, Canadian), rustic, lout, hillbilly, oaf, country bumpkin, clown, boor, hayseed (US, Canadian, informal), clodhopper, lubber Definition a surly ill-bred person Additional synonymsDefinition a stupid person He's a first class dolt. Synonyms idiot, fool, dope (informal), jerk (slang, US, Canadian), ass, clot (British, informal), plank (British, slang), charlie (British, informal), berk (British, slang), prick (taboo, slang), wally (slang), booby, prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, geek (slang), twit (informal, British), chump (informal), dunce, oaf, simpleton, dullard (old-fashioned), dimwit (informal), ignoramus, dipstick (British, slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (US, slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), blockhead, dweeb (US, slang), putz (US, slang), fathead (informal), eejit (Scottish, Irish), thicko (British, slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang), numpty (Scottish, informal), doofus (slang, US), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo, slang), thickhead, dickwit (taboo, slang), numbskull or numskull, dorba or dorb (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang) Definition a young person who behaves in a noisy and violent way in public riots involving football hooligans Synonyms delinquent, tough, vandal, casual, ned (Scottish, slang), rowdy, hoon (Australian, New Zealand), hoodlum (US), ruffian, lager lout, boot boy, yob or yobbo (British, slang), cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang), hoodie (informal) Definition a crude, brutish, or obscenely coarse person a typical City merchant banking yahoo Synonyms philistine, savage, lout, beast, barbarian, brute, rowdy, hoon (Australian, New Zealand), roughneck (slang), boor, churl, yob or yobbo (British, slang), cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang) |