n.一群；一伙；(歹徒等的)一帮

v.结成一伙；结伙袭击

A gang of workmen were repairing the road. 一群工人在修路。

The phone box was vandalized by a gang of youths. 那电话亭被一群少年歹徒故意破坏了。

The whole gang from the office went to a clambake. 办公室的一伙人去聚会。

He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs. 他被一帮暴徒打得死去活来。

Children like to gang each other. 孩子们喜欢成群结伙相互攻击。

They tried to gang him and take his things away from him. 他们试图合伙袭击他，并把他的东西抢走。

gang是可数集合名词,有单复数形式。当其单数形式用作主语时,如被看作是一个整体,其谓语动词就用单数形式; 如强调组成帮派的一个个成员,其谓语动词就用复数形式。

gang用作名词的意思是“一帮,一队”,转化为动词意思是“使结成一帮,聚集成群”。引申可作“结伙行动; 合伙攻击”解。

gang可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。

gang(或gang up)后接介词against〔on〕可表示“结伙对付…”。