| 单词 | hooligan |
| 释义 | hooligan (once / 11289 pages) n A hooligan is a rowdy person who causes trouble for others. Hooligans are similar to bullies and thugs. This is a slightly old-fashioned word for a troublemaker, especially a violent troublemaker. People who start a fight during a sports event are acting like hooligans. In fact, this word is used often for people who start fights at soccer matches, but anyone acting rowdy or obnoxious could be considered a hooligan. Often, hooligans are gang members or criminals. If you see a group of hooligans, it’s probably a good idea to avoid them. WORD FAMILYhooligan: hooliganism, hooligans USAGE EXAMPLES“He is a man of peace, our president. Those others in the so-called opposition are hooligans, bandits,” said Marius Bayolo, 29. The Guardian(Dec 18, 2016) Messages on forums used by Ukrainian hooligan groups said fans of various Ukrainian clubs banded together to fight Turkish fans. Washington Times(Dec 07, 2016) Although the ultras are, in some ways, comparable to old‑style English hooligans, they take their planning to quasi-military levels. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) n a cruel and brutal fellow Syn|Hypo|Hyper bully, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo bullyboy a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction muscle, musclemana bully employed as a thug or bodyguard skinheada young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations plug-ugly, tough guysomeone who bullies weaker people Ted, Teddy boya tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker someone who attacks |
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