gang
gb/ɡˈæŋ/ us/ɡˈæŋ/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 4300
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
B1
entity
1
Group of criminals
A group of people who do crimes together.
الگوی کاربرد:
a gang of [people]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'gang' with 'group' in all contexts, but 'gang' usually has a negative or criminal meaning.
هممعنیها
mob (Often used for large, organized criminal groups, especially in the context of organized crime.)
متضادها
police (Law enforcement group that works against gangs.)
ترکیبهای رایج
street gang
|gang violence
|gang member
|rival gang
|gang leader
موضوعها
crime
|society
|law
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
the gang [verb] together
اشتباه رایج:
Some learners may overuse 'gang' for any group, but in this sense it is casual and friendly.
هممعنیها
crew (Informal term for a close group of friends; may sound trendier or more youthful.)
متضادها
stranger (Someone outside the group of friends.)
ترکیبهای رایج
meet the gang
|hang out with the gang
|the old gang
موضوعها
friendship
|social life
|relationships
|daily_life
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
a gang of [workers]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse this with the criminal meaning; context usually clarifies it.
هممعنیها
team (Neutral term for a group working together; lacks the informal or criminal connotations of 'gang'.)
متضادها
individual worker (A single person working alone, not in a team.)
ترکیبهای رایج
construction gang
|railway gang
|work gang
موضوعها
work
|labor
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- A gang builds the road.
- The gang works in the factory.
- I see a gang fixing the bridge.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
gang
IPA
GB/ɡˈæŋ/
US/ɡˈæŋ/
هجاها و تکیه
gang (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (gang)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: gang
- Plural: gangs
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- The other kids ganged up on him in the playground.
- They all ganged up on me during the meeting.