an organized group of criminals
(犯罪分子有组织的)一帮,一伙。
a group of young people involved in petty crime or violence
(有轻微罪行或暴力行为的)一群年轻人。
〈非 正式〉 (定期聚会的)一群人(尤指年轻人)。
an organized group of people doing manual work
(从事体力劳动的)一组人,一队人
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a government road gang .一队政府派出的筑路工人。
a set of switches, sockets, or other electrical or mechanical devices grouped together
(安装在一起的)一套开关,插座(或其他电气、机械装置)。
[no obj.](
成群,结伙
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the smaller supermarket chains are ganging together to beat the big boys .为了打败大超市,小的连锁超市抱成一团。
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(一群人)联合起来(多为了威慑别人)
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they ganged up on me and nicked my pocket money .他们结成一伙欺负我,讹了我的零用钱。
[with obj.](常作
将(电气设备或机器)连接,编组。
〈苏 格兰〉 去;前进
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gang to your bed, lass .上床去,小姑娘。
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gang agley (of a plan) go wrong (计划)出差错even the best laid plans gang aft agley . 哪怕最周密的计划也会出差错;人算不如天算 -
[ORIGIN 1786 from Robert Burns's ‘The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley' (
Poems and Songs ).]
"Old English, from Old Norse