thuggery

[美]/'θʌɡəri/
词频: 极高

释义

n. 谋财害命;暗杀 暴力犯罪行为,流氓行径。

例句

purposeless thuggery and vandalism.

漫无目的的凶杀和野蛮行径。

原声例句

But the strategic implications of his thuggery look no less dire for being, in all likelihood, unplanned.

但是,探究特朗普暴行所采用的策略,细思极恐,因为他极有可能是没有任何计划的。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

If the king's offhand thuggery became an archetype, so did his belated fear: fear of the man who will not be cowed.

如果说国王仓促之间的暴行成为典型,那么他迟来的恐惧也成为了范例,即对不会被吓倒之人的畏惧。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

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