riffraff


n. 乌合之众;流氓

adj. 微贱的

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riffraff (n.)
also riff-raff, late 15c., from earlier rif and raf "one and all, everybody, every scrap," also "sweepings, refuse" (mid-14c.), from Old French rif et raf, from rifler "to spoil, strip" (see rifle (v.)). Second element from raffler "carry off," related to rafle "plundering," or from raffer "to snatch, to sweep together" (see raffle (n.)).

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1. We don't want any riffraff to move into the area.
我们不希望任何乌合之众进入到这个地区。
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2. Haven't you been told it's dangerous to drive alone through riffraff?
电影被删床戏;看广告免费打电话,没有人告诉过你一个人通过那段路是很危险的 吗 ?
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3. Bleaching and those that you say you are a media riffraff pedophilia!
那些说你漂白和说你是一个娈童痞子的媒体!
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4. THE " MOVEMENT OF THE RIFFRAFF "
所谓 “ 痞子运动 ”
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5. The army should strictly discipline riffraff.
部队要严格管教那些兵油子.
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