gang 1 S3 / ɡæŋ / 名词 [可数名词]

1

a) a group of young people who spend time together, and who are often involved in crime or drugs and who often fight against other groups :

two rival street gangs

gang member/member of a gang

The parents have denied that their son is a gang member.

the problem of inner-city gang violence

a victim of gang warfare

b) a group of young people together in one place, especially young people who might cause trouble

gang of

There were always gangs of kids hanging around the mall.

2 a group of criminals who work together :

Several gangs were operating in the area.

Armed gangs have hijacked lorries.

gang of

a gang of smugglers

3 informal a group of friends, especially young people :

The whole gang will be there next weekend.

4 a group of workers or prisoners doing physical work together

→ chain gang

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gang

a criminal gang He had links with drug smuggling and criminal gangs.

an armed gang (= with guns ) An armed gang stole jewels worth more than five million pounds.

a rival gang Fighting between rival gangs left dozens of people injured.

a street gang (= which spends a lot of time on the streets ) He belonged to a notorious street gang which terrorized a Chicago suburb.

a teenage/youth gang At age nine, Pedro joined one of the youth gangs in his neighborhood, just to survive.

gang + NOUN

a gang member/a member of a gang Gang members are thought to be responsible for up to 20% of murders in the city.

a gang leader Gang leaders used cellphones to order the attacks.

gang violence Residents say that gang violence is common.

gang warfare (= fighting between gangs ) Gang warfare is wrecking the neighborhood.

gang crime (= crime committed by gangs ) The initiative aims to cut gang crime in Los Angeles.

gang activity In most areas, gun crime is linked to gang activity.

动词

join a gang He was only eight when he joined the gang.

belong to a gang Eleven men belonging to a local gang were arrested.

THESAURUS

of people

group several people together in the same place : A group of boys stood by the school gate. | Arrange yourselves in groups of three.

crowd a large group of people who have come to a place to do something : There were crowds of shoppers in the streets. | The crowd all cheered.

mob a large, noisy, and perhaps violent crowd : An angry mob of demonstrators approached.

mass a large group of people all close together in one place, so that they seem like a single thing : The square in front of the station was a solid mass of people.

bunch informal a group of people who are all similar in some way : They’re a nice bunch of kids.

gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights : He was attacked by a gang of youths.

rabble a noisy group of people who are behaving badly : He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths.

horde a very large group of people who all go somewhere : In summer hordes of tourists flock to the island. | There were hordes of people coming out of the subway.

crew a group of people who all work together, especially on a ship or plane : the ship’s crew | The flight crew will serve drinks shortly.

party a group of people who are travelling or working together : A party of tourists stood at the entrance to the temple.