hooligan

Word family

hoo·li·gan /ˈhuːləɡən/ noun [countableC]

VIOLENTa noisy violent person who causes trouble by fighting etc 流氓，恶棍

football hooligans

足球流氓

—hooliganism noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

hooligan• Becoming a hooligan within the Rowdies group is not a simple matter.• Our safe places were attacked by hooligans, and the authorities looked the other way.• The exploits of football hooligans would probably be praised if they were part of resistance to an invading army.• Football hooligans caused over £30,000 of damage in bars and restaurants near the stadium.• His father was attacked by a gang of hooligans in a back street.• I think she and Phil were the nearest thing to soccer hooligans that canoeing can produce.• All this contrasts markedly with the media image of the hooligan as a purely destructive agent.• The hooligan froze, and withdrew.• These young hooligans are stealing cigarettes and booze to sell it cheaply to feed a habit.

Origin hooligan

(1800-1900) Perhaps from Patrick Hooligan, an Irish criminal in 19th-century London

Chinese

Syllable

Corpus

BNC: 8930 COCA: 23021

hooligan

noun

➡ See also the entry for

另见thug条

hooligan

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vandal

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loutThese are all words for a young person who behaves in a noisy and violent way in public, usually in a group. 这些词均表示小流氓。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆a drunken hooligan / lout

◆a gang of hooligans / vandals

■ hooligan

ˈhuːlɪgən

[countable]

a young person who behaves in an extremely noisy and violent way in public, usually in a group （通常结伙的）小流氓，阿飞

◆Seven English football hooligans have been sent home from the Cup Final.七个英格兰足球流氓从优胜杯决赛赛场被遣送回家。

■ vandal

ˈvændl

[countable]

a person who destroys or damages sth, especially public property, deliberately and for no good reason 故意破坏公物者

◆The glass has been specially treated to stop vandals from smashing it.玻璃经过特别处理，以防有人故意破坏。