Bully-boy
a. 恶棍（行径）；流氓（手段）\\nn. 恶棍；流氓
📖 牛津释义
bully-boy
n rough violent man, esp one paid to frighten or injure others 打手, 暴徒（尤指受雇对他人进行威胁或伤害的人）
[attrib 作定语]
(fig 比喻) bully-boy tactics 暴徒手段.
🧩 词语组成解析
bully
['bʊli]
vt. 恐吓，威逼;盛气凌人，以强凌弱;
vi. 欺侮;
n. 仗势欺人者，横行霸道者;暴徒;打手;情人;
adj. 第一流的，特好的;
int. 好，妙（感叹词）;
bull牛+y如...的→象公牛一样吓唬别人 → 欺负（别人）
boy
[bɔɪ]
n. 男孩，少年;儿子;小伙子，家伙;服务员;
🗣️ 情景例句
Hi, Carl.
嗨， Carl。
Then this evening I went jogging with my wife.
接着今天晚上我和妻子一起去慢跑。
In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences -- most of them wildly improbable.
在19世纪，小说家常在小说结尾处给读者准备一系列的巧合——大部分是牵强附会，极不可能的。