单词 | sergeant |
释义 | sergeantser‧geant /ˈsɑːdʒənt $ ˈsɑːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsergeant ExamplesOrigin: 1100-1200 Old French sergent ‘servant, sergeant’, from Latin servens, present participle of servire; ➔ SERVE1EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS word sets
WORD SETS► Military Collocationsaction stations, nounaide-de-camp, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft carrier, nounairlift, nounallied, adjectivearmour, nounarms control, nounarms race, nounarray, verbassault course, nounAWOL, adjectivebalance of power, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbase, nounbattle, nounbattle, verbbattle cry, nounbattlefield, nounbattlements, nounbeachhead, nounbivouac, nounblackout, nounblast, verbblitz, nounblockade, nounblockade, verbblockhouse, nounbloodshed, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounbomb, verbbombard, verbbombardment, nounbomb disposal, nounboot camp, nounbowman, nounbreastplate, nounbridgehead, nounbunker, nouncall-up, nouncannonade, nouncapability, nouncaptain, nouncapture, nouncarrier, nouncashier, verbcenotaph, nounchief of staff, nouncitation, nouncivil defence, nounC.O., nouncommand, nouncommand, verbcommandant, nouncommander, nouncommander in chief, nouncommand post, nouncommissariat, nouncommissary, nouncommission, nouncommissioned officer, nounconquer, verbconquest, nounconscientious objector, nounconscript, verbconscript, nounconscription, nounconvoy, verbcookhouse, nounCorp., corporal, nouncorps, nouncounterinsurgency, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountermand, verbcounter-revolution, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbcross, noundawn raid, noundeath camp, noundemilitarize, verbdemobilize, verbdeploy, verbdetonate, verbdisarm, verbdisarmament, noundispatch, noundraft board, noundraft card, noundraft dodger, noundraftee, noundress uniform, noundrum major, noundump, nounechelon, nounencamp, verbenemy, nounengage, verbengagement, nounenlist, verbenlisted, adjectiveexchange, nounex-serviceman, nounex-servicewoman, nounfield, verbfirst lieutenant, nounfirst strike, nounflak jacket, nounflash, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoxhole, nounFPO, front, noungas mask, noungeneral headquarters, nounGHQ, nounguardhouse, nounheadquarters, nounhigh command, nounHQ, nounincursion, nounindefensible, adjectiveinsignia, nouninstallation, nouninsubordination, nounintelligence, nouninternment, nouninvade, verbinvader, nouninvasion, nounkit bag, nounKP, nounlieutenant, nounline, nounMaj., major, nounmajor general, nounman, nounmarch, verbmarch, nounmarch-past, nounmarshal, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmess, nounmess, verbmilitarism, nounmilitarized, adjectiveMilitary Academy, nounMilitary Cross, nounmilitary service, nounmilitia, nounmilitiaman, nounminuteman, nounmission, nounMP, nounmutineer, nounmutinous, adjectivemutiny, nounnational service, nounNATO, nounNCO, nounno-man's-land, nounnon-aggression, nounnon-aligned, adjectivenon-combatant, nounobjective, nounobservation post, nounoccupation, nounoccupy, verboffence, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffensive, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounorderly, nounoutflank, verboutpost, nounoverthrow, verboverwhelm, verbpact, nounpadre, nounparade, nounparamilitary, adjectiveparapet, nounpartisan, nounpassword, nounpatrol, nounperilous, adjectiveperiscope, nounpillbox, nounpincer movement, nounpost, verbPOW, nounpre-war, adjectiveprisoner, nounprisoner of war, nounPurple Heart, nounpush, nounputsch, nounPX, nounquarter, verbquartermaster, nounquell, verbR & R, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrebellion, nounrecapture, verbreconnaissance, nounreconnoitre, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounreinforce, verbrelieve, verbRemembrance Day, nounrepel, verbrequisition, verbretake, verbretire, verbretreat, verbretreat, nounreview, nounreview, verbribbon, nounsabre-rattling, nounsally, nounsalute, verbsalute, nounsalvo, nounsamurai, nounscorched earth policy, nounscout, nounscout, verbscramble, verbsecond lieutenant, nounsentinel, nounsentry, nounsentry box, nounsergeant, nounsergeant major, nounserviceman, nounservicewoman, nounSgt., shell, verbshelling, nounsiege, nounskirmish, nounstaff officer, nounstaging area, nounstandard-issue, adjectivestar, nounstation, nounstation, verbstrategic, adjectivestrategist, nounstrategy, nounstripe, nounstronghold, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsurgical strike, nounsurrender, verbsurrender, nountactical, adjectivetarget, nountarget, verbtask force, nountattoo, nountheatre, nountrench warfare, nountripwire, nountruce, nounturret, noununarmed, adjectiveunoccupied, adjectivevalour, nounveteran, nounvolunteer, nounvolunteer, verbwar chest, nounwar crime, nounwar cry, nounwar dance, nounwar effort, nounwarfare, nounwarhorse, nounwarlike, adjectivewarlord, nounwar memorial, nounwarmonger, nounwarrant officer, nounwarring, adjectivewarrior, nounwar-torn, adjectivewar widow, nounwar zone, nounwounded, adjectivezero hour, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► recruiting a low rank in the army, air force, police etc, or someone who has this rank· Three groups are easy prey to the underclass's recruiting sergeant.· The recruiting sergeant looked up at him and winked. ► young· When she'd first qualified in forensic medicine he'd been a young sergeant.· I asked of a young sergeant marching on the flank.· Saunders was dead, and so was the young sergeant who had questioned them.· At this point the young sergeant, David Evans, strolled into the room. NOUN► army· Eye witnesses identified the gunman as an army sergeant.· Now, detectives are investigating the possibility that a fourth woman may have been slain by the retired Army sergeant.· Phil Silvers had made an institution for himself out of the rank of an army sergeant. ► desk· I drove to the nearest police station, handed in the knife and told the desk sergeant my story.· A desk sergeant, after booking somebody for a crime, would ask him if he could make bond.· He would leave the packet open so that the desk sergeant saw they were not getting a parcel bomb.· I was called from the incident room by the desk sergeant who recognised her.· An equinoctial energy appeared to have got the desk sergeant at Police Headquarters on the move beyond the call of duty.· He explained to the desk sergeant that he was worried that his sister had been murdered by her husband, Joseph Shill.· The desk sergeant contacted Superintendent Misty Hayes and a missing person enquiry commenced.· The desk sergeant was listening to her headset. ► detective· He was asked to wait and then shown into a room where a detective sergeant prepared to take a statement from him.· But the venture threatens her romance with Detective sergeant William Pigram.· Lucky the geezer didn't know what a detective sergeant gets paid or he might have got suspicious.· Saw police detective sergeant who was very understanding. ► drill· It rapidly deflated his pompous stance and produced an about-face smart enough to have pleased a drill sergeant.· The drill sergeant is still throwing glower-glances at him.· A seventh Army drill sergeant at Aberdeen was charged Tuesday with rape, extortion, obstruction of justice and other offenses.· My exam arrived the day my drill sergeant put his hand in my pants.· And, recently, Aberdeen drill sergeants and Naval Academy midshipmen have been among its most celebrated inmates.· Now I see that I started out as a drill sergeant.· Like at boot camp, soldiers going through specialized training are completely dependent on their drill sergeants and instructors.· Already it has led to courts-martial and suspensions of dozens of drill sergeants and instructors. ► major· Never mind that old sergeant major of yours won't lie down, you're not doin' any ironing.· Why would the command sergeant major want to talk to you? ► staff· Turner exchanged a glance with his staff sergeant.· Carter, a staff sergeant who worked in a Los Angeles tire facility after the war, passed away in 1963. VERB► ask· She asked for the duty sergeant.· I asked of a young sergeant marching on the flank. |
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