gang

gang¹
noun

an organized group of criminals
（犯罪分子有组织的）一帮，一伙
■a group of young people involved in petty crime or violence
（有轻微罪行或暴力行为的）一群年轻人
■(informal)a group of people, especially young people, who regularly associate together
(非正式)（定期聚会的）一群人（尤指年轻人）
■an organized group of people doing manual work
（从事体力劳动的）一组，一队
a government road gang.
一队政府派出的筑路工人。
a set of switches, sockets, or other electrical or mechanical devices grouped together
（安装在一起的）一套开关，插座（或其他电气、机械装置）

verb

[no obj.](gang together)(of a number of people) form a group or gang
成群，结伙
the smaller supermarket chains are ganging together to beat the big boys.
为了打败大超市，小的连锁超市抱成一团。
■(gang up)(of a number of people) join together, typically in order to intimidate someone
（一群人）联合起来（多为了威慑别人）
they ganged up on me and nicked my pocket money.
他们结成一伙欺负我，偷了我的零用钱。
[with obj.](常作 be ganged)arrange (electrical devices or machines) together to work in coordination
将（电气设备或机器）连接，编组

语源

Old English, from Old Norse gangr, ganga 'gait, course, going', of Germanic origin; related to gang. The original meaning was 'going, a journey', later in Middle English 'a way passage', also 'set of things or people which go together'

gang²
verb

继承用法
gang agley

(of a plan) go wrong
（计划）出差错
even the best laid plans gang aft agley.
哪怕最周密的计划也会出差错；人算不如天算。

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