gang
gb/ɡˈæŋ/ us/ɡˈæŋ/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 4300
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B1
entity
1
Group of criminals
A group of people who do crimes together.
نمط الاستخدام:
a gang of [people]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse 'gang' with 'group' in all contexts, but 'gang' usually has a negative or criminal meaning.
مرادفات
mob (Often used for large, organized criminal groups, especially in the context of organized crime.)
أضداد
police (Law enforcement group that works against gangs.)
تراكيب شائعة
street gang
|gang violence
|gang member
|rival gang
|gang leader
مواضيع
crime
|society
|law
أمثلة
- The police arrested several members of the street gang.
- Gang violence has been increasing in the city.
- He joined a gang when he was a teenager.
- The rival gang controls the other side of town.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The gang robbed a bank.
- A gang fights with another gang.
- The police stopped the gang.
اسم
informal
A2
entity
2
Group of friends
A group of friends who like to be together.
نمط الاستخدام:
the gang [verb] together
غلطة شائعة:
Some learners may overuse 'gang' for any group, but in this sense it is casual and friendly.
مرادفات
crew (Informal term for a close group of friends; may sound trendier or more youthful.)
أضداد
stranger (Someone outside the group of friends.)
تراكيب شائعة
meet the gang
|hang out with the gang
|the old gang
مواضيع
friendship
|social life
|relationships
|daily_life
أمثلة
- I’m meeting up with the old gang this weekend.
- The gang always goes to that café on Fridays.
- Let's invite the whole gang to the party.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I play soccer with my gang.
- The gang meets every week.
- I like my gang.
اسم
B2
entity
3
Group of workers or team
A group of people working together on a job.
نمط الاستخدام:
a gang of [workers]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse this with the criminal meaning; context usually clarifies it.
مرادفات
team (Neutral term for a group working together; lacks the informal or criminal connotations of 'gang'.)
أضداد
individual worker (A single person working alone, not in a team.)
تراكيب شائعة
construction gang
|railway gang
|work gang
مواضيع
work
|labor
أمثلة
- A gang of builders is working on the new road.
- The railway gang repaired the tracks overnight.
- He joined a maintenance gang at the factory.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- A gang builds the road.
- The gang works in the factory.
- I see a gang fixing the bridge.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
gang
IPA
GB/ɡˈæŋ/
US/ɡˈæŋ/
المقاطع والنبر
gang (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (gang)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: gang
- Plural: gangs
عيلة الكلمة
تعبيرات
a one-man gang
1/ə wˈʌn mˈæn ɡˈæŋ/
idiom
informal
One person doing group's work
One person who does as much work as many people would do together.
أمثلة
- He fixed the car, painted the house, and cooked dinner—he’s a one-man gang.
- With her energy, she’s like a one-man gang at the office.
gang together
1/ɡˈæŋ təɡˈɛðɚ/
phrasal verb
Form group for goal
To join with others to do something together.
أمثلة
- Local businesses ganged together to protest the new tax.
- They ganged together to help their neighbor.
gang up on
1/ɡˈæŋ ˈʌp ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
informal
Join to attack one person
To join with others to attack or be unkind to one person.
أمثلة
- The other kids ganged up on him in the playground.
- They all ganged up on me during the meeting.