英语词汇“weekend warrior”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

weekend warrior n. chiefly North American (sometimes depreciative) (a) a member of a part-time or reserve military force, esp. one who participates in drills at weekends; (b) a person who works during the week, esp. in an office or other indoor job, and participates in more physical or dangerous sports and activities at the weekends.

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1931 Aeroplane 1 July 31 (caption) Week-end warriors—A squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force taking off.

1944 Pop. Photogr. Oct. 162/2 (advt.) Weekend warriors. Civilians are flying now in the Naval Air Reserve.

1986 E. R. Beck Under Bombs viii. 160 Until the enemy stood before their doors, they [sc. the Volkssturm] remained basically weekend warriors.

1992 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 12 July (Final ed.) a5 While the weekend warriors spend 12 days firing weapons, reading maps and learning about chemical warfare, they try not to worry about the nightly news of deaths and injuries.

1995 J. Cullen Civil War Pop. Culture vi. 176 Although many..are simply weekend warriors.., there are some..who approach the Civil War with diligence and passion.

2003 W. Rawlings Lazard Legacy xvi. 137 Get these weekend warriors away from their cookie cutter subdivisions and suddenly they're Daniel Boone, hard-drinking and armed to the teeth.

单词	weekend warrior
释义	> as lemmas weekend warrior weekend warrior n. chiefly North American (sometimes depreciative) (a) a member of a part-time or reserve military force, esp. one who participates in drills at weekends; (b) a person who works during the week, esp. in an office or other indoor job, and participates in more physical or dangerous sports and activities at the weekends. ΚΠ 1931 Aeroplane 1 July 31 (caption) Week-end warriors—A squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force taking off. 1944 Pop. Photogr. Oct. 162/2 (advt.) Weekend warriors. Civilians are flying now in the Naval Air Reserve. 1986 E. R. Beck Under Bombs viii. 160 Until the enemy stood before their doors, they [sc. the Volkssturm] remained basically weekend warriors. 1992 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 12 July (Final ed.) a5 While the weekend warriors spend 12 days firing weapons, reading maps and learning about chemical warfare, they try not to worry about the nightly news of deaths and injuries. 1995 J. Cullen Civil War Pop. Culture vi. 176 Although many..are simply weekend warriors.., there are some..who approach the Civil War with diligence and passion. 2003 W. Rawlings Lazard Legacy xvi. 137 Get these weekend warriors away from their cookie cutter subdivisions and suddenly they're Daniel Boone, hard-drinking and armed to the teeth. extracted from weekendn. < as lemmas
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