punk

punk — 名詞

1. a youth culture that started in the 1970s, whose members express anger toward au

1.名詞B2
釋義

龐克文化

1970年代反對權威的青少年次文化

a youth culture that started in the 1970s, whose members express anger toward authority through aggressive music, unusual hairstyles, and deliberately shocking clothes

例句

Lucas found a book about the punk movement that changed London in the late 1970s.

Lucas 找到一本關於龐克運動的書，這個運動在 1970 年代末改變了倫敦。

collocation: punk movement

The punk subculture let young people express anger about politics and unemployment.

龐克次文化讓年輕人有了表達對政治和失業不滿的方式。

uncountable: the punk subculture

同義詞

用法筆記

This sense refers to the historical cultural movement, not to individual people. Distinguish from sense 2 (FOLLOWER OF PUNK), which describes a person who takes part in that culture.

常見錯誤

❌Punk was just music, not a way of life.
✅Punk was both a music style and a way of life for many young people.
💡The subculture included fashion, attitude, and politics, not only music.

2. a person who follows punk culture, wearing its typical clothes such as leather j

2.名詞B1
釋義

龐克族

認同龐克文化、穿著與音樂的人

a person who follows punk culture, wearing its typical clothes such as leather jackets and torn denim, and listening to punk music

例句

Sirin looked like a punk with her leather jacket, heavy boots, and bright pink hair.

Sirin 穿著皮夾克、厚靴子，一頭粉紅色頭髮，看起來像個龐克族。

A group of punks waited outside the concert hall, chatting and sharing cigarettes.

一群龐克族在音樂廳外等著，邊聊天邊分享香菸。

countable: a punk / punks

同義詞
  • punk rocker

    emphasises the person's connection to the music rather than the fashion

  • rebel

    a more general term for someone who rejects authority

用法筆記

Can carry a mildly disapproving tone if used by someone outside the punk community. The plural form 'punks' is common.

常見錯誤

❌The punk subculture started in the 1970s' (when referring to a person).
✅Sven is a punk who loves the Ramones.
💡Use sense 1 (YOUTH MOVEMENT) for the culture itself and sense 2 for a person.

3. a fast, loud rock style with simple chord patterns and direct, sometimes angry w

3.名詞B1
釋義

龐克搖滾

節奏快、音量大的1970年代搖滾樂

a fast, loud rock style with simple chord patterns and direct, sometimes angry words, first widely played by young musicians around 1977

例句

Sade prefers punk to classical music because she loves fast drums and loud guitars.

Sade 比較喜歡龐克搖滾而非古典樂，因為她熱愛快節奏鼓聲和響亮吉他的能量。

The band played punk at full volume and the whole crowd started jumping and shouting.

樂團以最大音量演奏龐克搖滾，全場觀眾都開始跳躍呼喊。

uncountable: play punk

同義詞
  • punk rock

    slightly more specific; emphasises the rock-music roots

  • hardcore punk

    a faster, more aggressive subgenre that emerged in the early 1980s

用法筆記

Uncountable noun in this sense. You can say 'I like punk' or 'a punk band', but not 'a punk' to mean a song — use 'a punk song' or 'a punk track'.

常見錯誤

❌I listened to a punk on the radio.
✅I listened to a punk song on the radio.
💡'Punk' as a music genre is uncountable; use 'punk song' or 'punk track' for individual pieces.

4. a violent young person, usually male, who commits crimes or operates as part of

4.名詞B2
釋義

小混混

參與暴力或非法行為的年輕人

a violent young person, usually male, who commits crimes or operates as part of a street gang

例句

A couple of punks tried to steal Ravindra's phone outside the train station after dark.

幾個小混混在天黑後試圖搶走 Ravindra 放在車站外的手機。

informal register: disapproving term

The shop owner chased the punk who smashed the window and took the cash.

店主人追趕那個砸破窗戶、從收銀機抓走現金的小混混。

同義詞
  • hoodlum

    similar meaning but slightly older and more dramatic

  • thug

    emphasises physical violence more than this sense of punk

  • delinquent

    more formal; often used in legal or social-work contexts

用法筆記

This sense is informal and has a negative, disapproving tone. It is older than the music-related senses and was common in American slang from the mid-20th century. Not all young criminals are called 'punks' — the term suggests a cocky, disrespectful attitude.

常見錯誤

❌That punk band is in trouble with the police' (ambiguous — could mean musicians or criminals).
✅That punk robbed the convenience store last night.
💡Use context to disambiguate; this sense is about criminal behaviour, not music.

5. dry, decayed wood that crumbles into dust easily and is used as tinder because i

5.名詞C1
釋義

朽木火絨

乾燥腐朽、可引火的木材

dry, decayed wood that crumbles into dust easily and is used as tinder because it catches a spark with very little effort

例句

Nikos gathered dry punk from a hollow tree stump to start the campfire before sunset.

Nikos 從空心樹樁收集乾燥的朽木火絨，趕在日落前生起營火。

domain: camping/survival

The survival instructor showed the class that punk wood burns steadily even in damp weather.

野外求生教練向全班示範，朽木即使在潮濕天氣也能穩定燃燒。

同義詞
  • tinder

    broader term for any material that catches fire easily

  • kindling

    usually refers to small dry sticks rather than decayed wood

用法筆記

Uncountable in this sense. This is the original English meaning of 'punk', dating from the 1600s. It is rarely used in everyday conversation today, mostly by campers and survival enthusiasts.

6. a stick or piece of material that burns slowly without producing a flame, used t

6.名詞C1
釋義

安全引火棒

緩慢燃燒以點燃煙火引信的材料

a stick or piece of material that burns slowly without producing a flame, used to light the fuses of fireworks from a safe distance

例句

Emily lit the firework fuse with a long punk while the children watched safely.

Emily 用一根長長的安全引火棒點燃煙火引信，孩子們在圍欄後安全觀看。

domain: fireworks

The seller handed Christopher a punk to light each rocket from a safe distance.

煙火攤販交給 Christopher 一支安全引火棒，讓他不必靠近就能點燃每支火箭。

同義詞
  • slow match

    a rope or cord treated to burn slowly, used historically for lighting gunpowder

  • fusee

    a larger friction-match used for emergency flares, not the same as punk

用法筆記

Countable — 'a punk', 'two punks'. This sense is closely related to sense 5 (ROTTEN WOOD): historically, a stick coated with decayed wood paste was used as a slow-burning fuse lighter.

punk — 形容詞

punk — 動詞