hooligans

hooligans — noun

1. groups of rowdy young people, often men, who start fights, smash property, or sc

1.名詞B2
釋義

groups of rowdy young people, often men, who start fights, smash property, or scare others while out in public — most often linked to drinking, sports crowds, or street trouble.

例句

A gang of hooligans smashed the bus stop windows after the match in Liverpool.

plural subject: a gang of hooligans + past-tense damage verb

Eitan called the police when hooligans started throwing bottles at parked cars.

hooligans as bare-plural subject of an ongoing action

同義詞
  • thugs

    very close in meaning; often more violent and not tied to sports crowds

  • yobs

    British informal; rude, loud young men, with or without violence

  • ruffians

    older, slightly literary word for rough, lawless men

  • troublemakers

    broader and milder; need not involve physical violence

反義詞

文法句型

a group of hooligans

football hooligans

用法筆記

Almost always plural and group-referring; the singular 'hooligan' exists but reads as a label for one individual within such a group. Strongly collocates with 'football', 'drunken', 'gang of', and verbs of damage or public disturbance.

常見錯誤

❌The hooligans were a brave fighter at the festival.
✅The hooligans were brawling at the festival.
💡hooligans refers to troublemakers, never to admirable fighters, and takes plural agreement.
❌The students worked hard, like real hooligans.
✅The students worked hard, like real scholars.
💡hooligans is strongly negative; it cannot be used as a compliment for energy or effort.