To serve as a soldier; to fight (for a country, cause, etc.).
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military service > serve as a soldier [verb (intransitive)] (27) to bear armsc1325 To serve as a soldier; to fight (for a country, cause, etc.). to take armsa1425 to take (up) arms: to arm oneself; to assume a hostile attitude either defensive or offensive; to prepare to fight; cf. to take on 3b at take, v.… serve1430 intransitive. To fight or do military service as part of an armed force; to be deployed in a particular battle, campaign, or theatre of war… war1535 intransitive. To make or carry on war; to fight. Now only literary. To serve as a soldier. to trail a pikec1550 Military. Originally: to carry (a pike or similar weapon) in the right hand in an oblique position with the head forward and the butt nearly… sold1564 intransitive. To serve as a paid soldier or mercenary. to follow the drum1575 to follow the drum: to be a soldier; (also) to accompany the army, to be a camp follower. to see and serve1590 to see and serve: to participate in a military campaign; to fight against a given enemy. Chiefly in to have seen and served. Cf. to see service at se… soldierize1593 intransitive. To serve as a soldier. Also with it. militate1625 intransitive. To serve as a soldier; to take part in warfare. Obsolete. soldier1647 intransitive. To act or serve as a soldier. Also with it. be in buff1701 Military attire (for which buff was formerly much used); a military coat made of buff; = buff coat, n. Also the dress of sergeants and catch-poles… to go (a-)soldiering1756 In phrase to go (a-)soldiering. Subcategories:— see active service (1) — go abroad as soldier (1) — serve in cavalry (1) — serve as volunteer (1) — lead or command (3) — come on or off duty (5) — become unfit for service (1) — desert (1) |
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