单词 | colonel |
释义 | colonelcolo‧nel /ˈkɜːnl $ ˈkɜːr-/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcolonel ExamplesOrigin: 1500-1600 coronal ‘colonel’ (16-17 centuries), from French coronnel, from Old Italian colonnello ‘column of soldiers, colonel’, from colonna ‘column’, from Latin columna; ➔ COLUMNEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS word sets
WORD SETS► Army Collocationsadjutant, nounarmoured, adjectivebarracks, nounbasic training, nounbatman, nounbattalion, nounbearskin, nounbillet, nounbillet, verbbombardier, nounbooty, nounbrigade, nounbrigadier, nounbrigadier-general, nouncadet, nouncanteen, nouncantonment, nouncapture, verbcavalry, nouncavalryman, nouncenturion, nouncharger, nounchevron, nounCol., colonel, nouncommand, nouncommando, nouncommissary, nouncompany, nouncontingent, nouncorps, noundesert, verbdeserter, noundesertion, noundetachment, noundetail, noundisengage, verbdishonourable discharge, noundivision, noundivisional, adjectivedog tag, noundraft, verbdragoon, noundrill, noundrill, verbdugout, nounencampment, nounexpeditionary force, nounfield marshal, nounfiring squad, nounfive star general, nounflank, nounfoot locker, nounforay, nounfour-star general, nounfusilier, noungarrison, noungarrison, verbGen., general, noungeneralship, nounGI, noungrenadier, nounground forces, noungrunt, nounguardsman, noungunner, nounhussar, nouninduct, verbinductee, nouninfantry, nouninfantryman, nounirregular, nounlance corporal, nounlegion, nounlegionary, nounlegionnaire, nounLieut, loot, nounLt., man-at-arms, nounmatériel, nounMC, nounmedic, nounmercenary, nounmess hall, nounMIA, nounM.O., nounmobilize, verbmotorized, adjectivemounted, adjectivemusketeer, nounmuster, nounnon-commissioned officer, nounobstacle course, nounparade, verbparade ground, nounparatrooper, nounparatroops, nounpennon, nounpicket, nounpicket, verbpip, nounplatoon, nounpoint man, nounposition, nounprivate, nounprivate soldier, nounPte, redcoat, nounregiment, nounregular, nounreservist, nounreveille, nounroute march, nounsapper, nounsarge, nounsignalman, nounsoldier, nounsoldiering, nounsoldierly, adjectivesoldier of fortune, nounsoldiery, nounsortie, nounsortie, verbspecial forces, nounsquad, nounsquaddy, nounstaff sergeant, nounstandard-bearer, nounstormtrooper, nounsubaltern, nounTerritorial Army, the, trench, nountroop, nountrooper, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► full professor/member/colonel etc Phrases Only full members have the right to vote. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► full· McCormack himself was given a direct commission as a full colonel and entered active duty as deputy chief under Clarke.· During that time I went from captain to full colonel.· A squad of full colonels was halted near Billy. NOUN► army· They were army colonels in an economic army doing what their generals told them to do. ► lieutenant· One 12-year-old boy arrived, claiming to be a lieutenant colonel.· She is a nice enough lady whose husband is a lieutenant colonel, U. S. Army, retired.· He found the lieutenant colonel, although only touching fifty, almost impossibly grand.· He landed at night, and was met at base ops by a lieutenant colonel.· He had been a lieutenant colonel in public relations in Baltimore.· Similarly, the army, when faced with a budget cut, never points the finger at desk-bound lieutenant colonels. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► lieutenant colonel/general/governor etc a high rank in the army, Marines, or the US air force, or someone who has this rank
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