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an organized group of criminals 一帮，一伙（罪犯） criminal gangs 犯罪团伙 A four-man gang carried out the robbery. 这起抢劫是一个四人团伙所为。 - gang of somebody
a gang of thieves 一伙窃贼 Several gang members have been arrested. 几名帮派成员已被逮捕。
Extra ExamplesThe robbery was carried out by an armed gang. 这起抢劫案由一伙持枪歹徒所为。 He was accused of having links with drug smuggling and criminal gangs. 他被指控与毒品走私和犯罪团伙有联系。 criminal gang members and drug dealers 犯罪集团成员和毒品贩子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- street
- local
- armed
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- belong to
- join
- attack
- fight
- violence
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- in a/the gang
- gang of
- a member of a gang
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a group of young people who spend a lot of time together and often cause trouble or fight against other groups 一帮，一群，一伙（闹事、斗殴的年轻人） to join a gang 加入团伙 a street gang 街头流氓团伙 the growing war between rival gangs 敌对帮派之间日益加剧的战争 - gang of somebody
a gang of youths 一帮小混混 - in a gang
We were all in the same gang. 我们都是一伙的。 Many gang members are just children. 很多帮派成员都只是孩子。 Al the local boys are members of gangs. 所有当地的男孩都是帮派成员。 gang warfare 帮派冲突
Culture gangsgangsIn US history gangs were often associated with the Wild West, the western part of the US during the period when people were beginning to move there. People like Jesse James became famous for leading gangs which committed crimes like robbing banks. People involved in organized crime, particularly during the 1920s and 1930s, were called gangsters. The word gang is no longer used to refer to the group known as the Mafia, though members of the Mafia are often involved in gangland killings. Gangs involved in organized criminal activity were less of a problem in Britain, though in the 1960s the Kray twins ran a gang in the East End of London and triads, gangs similar to the Mafia, operate in some Chinese communities in Britain. Criminal gangs involved in human trafficking (= bringing people to the UK illegally and making them work for very little pay) are an increasing problem.In Britain and the US gang now usually means a street gang, a group of young people in an inner-city area. Gangs have their own parts of the city and keep other gangs out of them. They may show which parts of the city they control by tagging, spraying paint in particular designs on the walls in the area. People who belong to such gangs are called gang members. Crimes commonly associated with street gangs include selling drugs and, especially in the US, drive-by shootings, when they shoot a member of another gang while driving past, often injuring other people at the same time. In Britain violent crime related to rival gangs, especially stabbing (= injuring people with a knife), is increasing. In Britain in the 1960s and 1970s gangs of white skinheads caused fear among ethnic minority groups. In recent years Asian and West Indian gangs have been established in places such as London, Birmingham and Manchester. Many of these gangs were formed originally to defend the local community, but then became involved in criminal activity. There are also football gangs, groups of supporters who attack fans of the opposing team at big matches, though this problem has become less serious in recent years.Extra ExamplesA lot of the lads belong to gangs. 许多青年加入了帮派。 Fights had ensued between rival gangs of football fans. 接着两伙对立的足球迷之间发生了斗殴。 He forced me to join his gang. 他强迫我加入他的帮派。 Her cousin was killed in a gang fight when he was only 16. 她的表兄 16 岁时死于一场群殴。 a gang of skinheads 一伙光头仔 a tale of LA gang life 洛杉矶匪帮记事
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- street
- local
- armed
- …
- belong to
- join
- attack
- fight
- violence
- …
- in a/the gang
- gang of
- a member of a gang
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a group of friends who meet regularly 一伙（经常聚在一起的朋友） Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsb2Her friends made me feel welcome and treated me as one of the gang. 她的朋友很欢迎我，把我当成他们中的一员。 I go out with a gang of friends most Saturdays. 我星期六多数时候都和一帮朋友出去玩。 We go skiing every year with the same gang. 我们每年都和同一帮人去滑雪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- usual
- gang of
- one of the gang
an organized group of workers or prisoners doing work together 一队，一组（一起干活的工人或囚犯） Extra Examplessee also chain gang, press ganga prison/work gang 狱内团伙；劳动队 The work was done by convicts working in gangs. 这个工程是由一组组囚犯完成的。 The gang leader usually agrees a rate with the site manager. 团伙头目通常与现场经理商定一个价格。
Word OriginOld English, from Old Norse gangr, ganga ‘gait, course, going’, of Germanic origin; related to Scottish gang ‘go’. The original meaning was ‘going, a journey’, later in Middle English ‘a way’, also ‘set of things or people which go together’.