| 单词 | gangster |
| 释义 | gangster (once / 3730 pages) n A gangster is a member of a criminal gang. Gangsters are sometimes called mobsters. A gang is a criminal organization, and a member of such a group is a gangster. Gangsters work together to commit robberies and break the law in other ways. Many famous movies, such as The Godfather, are about gangsters. This word often refers specifically to members of criminal gangs of the 1920s and 30s, when organized crime frequently involved the smuggling of alcohol. WORD FAMILYgangster: gangsters+/gang: gangdom, ganged, ganger, ganging, gangs, gangster/ganger: gangers USAGE EXAMPLESThe first part of this word will look to many English speakers without any Korean like the first syllable of the word “gangster.” Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) The students were abducted and presumably killed by drug gangsters in collusion with police officers. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) That’s more or less what Mr. Affleck is hawking in “Live by Night,” a gangster movie set in the 1920s. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) n a criminal who is a member of gang Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper mobster Alphonse Capone United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947) apache a Parisian gangster yakuzaa Japanese gangster yardiemember of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
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