gang
gb/ɡˈæŋ/ us/ɡˈæŋ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 4300
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
1
Group of criminals
A group of people who do crimes together.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a gang of [people]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'gang' with 'group' in all contexts, but 'gang' usually has a negative or criminal meaning.
Συνώνυμα
mob (Often used for large, organized criminal groups, especially in the context of organized crime.)
Αντώνυμα
police (Law enforcement group that works against gangs.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
street gang
|gang violence
|gang member
|rival gang
|gang leader
Θέματα
crime
|society
|law
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The gang robbed a bank.
- A gang fights with another gang.
- The police stopped the gang.
Ουσιαστικό
informal
A2
entity
2
Group of friends
A group of friends who like to be together.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
the gang [verb] together
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners may overuse 'gang' for any group, but in this sense it is casual and friendly.
Συνώνυμα
crew (Informal term for a close group of friends; may sound trendier or more youthful.)
Αντώνυμα
stranger (Someone outside the group of friends.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
meet the gang
|hang out with the gang
|the old gang
Θέματα
friendship
|social life
|relationships
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I play soccer with my gang.
- The gang meets every week.
- I like my gang.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
3
Group of workers or team
A group of people working together on a job.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a gang of [workers]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with the criminal meaning; context usually clarifies it.
Συνώνυμα
team (Neutral term for a group working together; lacks the informal or criminal connotations of 'gang'.)
Αντώνυμα
individual worker (A single person working alone, not in a team.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
construction gang
|railway gang
|work gang
Θέματα
work
|labor
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- A gang builds the road.
- The gang works in the factory.
- I see a gang fixing the bridge.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
gang
IPA
GB/ɡˈæŋ/
US/ɡˈæŋ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
gang (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (gang)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: gang
- Plural: gangs
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- The other kids ganged up on him in the playground.
- They all ganged up on me during the meeting.