| 单词 | sergeant |
| 释义 | sergeant (once / 243 pages) n Sergeant describes a certain rank for a police or military officer. If you've been promoted to sergeant, congratulations are in order. Sergeant comes from the Old French sergent and originally from the Latin verb servire meaning "to serve," as in "to serve and protect," a police sergeant's job. Remember that sergeant is spelled with an "e" after the "s" (it's often misspelled with an "a"). WORD FAMILYsergeant: sergeants USAGE EXAMPLESTwo Marines, a major and a sergeant, were eventually convicted of lesser charges. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) During a transition workshop, Winchester said he was told to write down his job duties and skills he performed as a sergeant. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) And she cut ties this year after Sergeant LoPuzzo arrested her son in the stabbing of two people and her ex-husband in a shooting. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1n any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal Hypo|Hyper color sergeant a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors first sergeant, sergeant first classa sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant gunnery sergeanta noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines master sergeanta senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines recruiting-sergeanta sergeant deputized to enlist recruits SMSgt, senior master sergeanta senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army command sergeant major, sergeant majora noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army staff sergeanta noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman 1st class in the Air Force technical sergeanta noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marines orderly sergeantthe first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel 2n a lawman with the rank of sergeant Syn|Hypo|Hyper police sergeant buck sergeant a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military desk sergeant, deskman, station keeperthe police sergeant on duty in a police station law officer, lawman, peace officer an officer of the law 3n an English barrister of the highest rank Syn|Hyper sergeant-at-law, serjeant, serjeant-at-law barrister a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution |
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