gang
gb/ɡˈæŋ/ us/ɡˈæŋ/
A2
英语
~ 4300
义项
0 个义项
名词
B1
entity
1
Group of criminals
A group of people who do crimes together.
用法模式：
a gang of [people]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'gang' with 'group' in all contexts, but 'gang' usually has a negative or criminal meaning.
近义词
mob (Often used for large, organized criminal groups, especially in the context of organized crime.)
反义词
police (Law enforcement group that works against gangs.)
搭配
street gang
|gang violence
|gang member
|rival gang
|gang leader
主题
crime
|society
|law
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- The gang robbed a bank.
- A gang fights with another gang.
- The police stopped the gang.
名词
informal
A2
entity
2
Group of friends
A group of friends who like to be together.
用法模式：
the gang [verb] together
常见错误：
Some learners may overuse 'gang' for any group, but in this sense it is casual and friendly.
近义词
crew (Informal term for a close group of friends; may sound trendier or more youthful.)
反义词
stranger (Someone outside the group of friends.)
搭配
meet the gang
|hang out with the gang
|the old gang
主题
friendship
|social life
|relationships
|daily_life
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- I play soccer with my gang.
- The gang meets every week.
- I like my gang.
名词
B2
entity
3
Group of workers or team
A group of people working together on a job.
用法模式：
a gang of [workers]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this with the criminal meaning; context usually clarifies it.
近义词
team (Neutral term for a group working together; lacks the informal or criminal connotations of 'gang'.)
反义词
individual worker (A single person working alone, not in a team.)
搭配
construction gang
|railway gang
|work gang
主题
work
|labor
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- A gang builds the road.
- The gang works in the factory.
- I see a gang fixing the bridge.
语法
词典原形
gang
IPA
GB/ɡˈæŋ/
US/ɡˈæŋ/
音节与重音
gang （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (gang)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: gang
- Plural: gangs
词族
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- The other kids ganged up on him in the playground.
- They all ganged up on me during the meeting.