| 词汇 | CRIMINAL |
| 释义 | bagman n. any racketeer.Some bagman from the mob was pulled out of the river yesterday.So you think you and your bagmen can just walk in here and take over! bookie n. a bookmaker for betting.Max was a bookie till he got into drugs.My bookie wants his money on the spot. champ n. a dependable member of the underworld. (Underworld.)Bruno would never sing. He's a champ.Lefty is a champ. He stood by me the whole time. gangbanger n. a member of a street gang.The gangbangers threatened the old lady too often, and finally she pulled out a can of mace and gave them a little lesson in good manners.Unless you want to grow up to be a gangbanger, you'd better go to school every day. goon n. a hooligan; a thug; bodyguard. (Underworld.)Bruno is one of Mr. Big's goons.Call off your goons! goon squad n. an organized group of thugs; a gang of toughs. (Underworld.)Bruno and his goon squad are lurking about.The goon squad Mr. Big sent around scared the devil out of Max. gun n. a hired gunman; a bodyguard or a member of a gang of criminals. (Underworld and Western.)Bruno and his guns came by to remind Gary of what he owed Mr. Big.Tell your guns to lay off. hired gun n. a paid assassin. (Underworld.)Bruno is Mr. Big's hired gun.The cops are holding a well-known hired gun until they can prepare charges. hit man n. a hired killer. (Underworld.)Bruno was the perfect hit man. Hardly any brains or conscience.To look at Rocko, you'd never believe he was a hit man. hood n. a hoodlum.A couple of hoods hassled us on the street.That hood should be behind bars. hustler n. a swindler; a con artist.The chick is a real hustler. I wouldn't trust her at all.The hustler conned me out of a month's pay. iceman n. a killer. (Underworld.)It's hard to believe that Rocko is a professional iceman.The mob employs a number of icemen. kingpin n. a major figure in organized crime. (Underworld.)Mr. Big is not your typical kingpin. He likes to play the stock market, too.The drug kingpins are well protected. paper-hanger n. someone who tries to pass bad checks. (Underworld.)The cops caught the paper-hanger red-handed.He's wanted as a paper-hanger in four states. perp n. a perpetrator; someone who does something, such as committing a crime.The cops were almost sure that Max was the perp in this job.The perp left a good set of prints on the doorknob. punk n. a petty (male) hoodlum; a (male) juvenile delinquent.We know how to deal with punks like you.The jails are packed with crooks who were just punks a few years ago. shark n. a swindler; a confidence operator. (Underworld.)The sharks were lined up ten deep to get at the blue-eyed new owner of the bowling alley.The guy's a shark, and he's after your hardearned money! smurf n. someone who “cleans” ill-gotten money by buying cashier's checks at banks and shifting funds from place to place. (Underworld. From the name of a type of cartoon character.)I think the guy at the first window is a smurf. He's in here twice a week with $9,500 in cash each time.Did you get a good look at this alleged smurf? thoroughbred n. an underworld person who is trustworthy and loyal to the derworld. (Underworld.)Max is an A-1 thoroughbred.The thoroughbred clammed up during the third degree. trigger n. a hired gunman. (Underworld.)Rocko was a mob trigger for a while.Get your triggers outa here— then we can talk. vic n. a convict.Max is a vic, but nobody cares much.We try to give the vics a chance at employment where they won't be treated badly. |
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