单词 | soldier |
释义 | soldier (once / 37 pages) 1nv 2n In a war, soldiers are the people who do the fighting, on the ground, in planes, or from boats. Soldier is also a verb that means to serve in the military, or to continue on through difficult times. What is an army without soldiers? It’s a bunch of guns on the ground. A soldier is the man or woman who fights for their government and carries the weapons, risking their life in the process. The word comes from the Latin solidus, which is the name of the gold coin used to pay soldiers who fought in the Roman army. To “soldier on” means to not give up even when life is tough, like soldiering on through difficult vocabulary. WORD FAMILYsoldier: soldiered, soldiering, soldierlike, soldierly, soldiers, soldiership, soldiery+/soldiering: soldierings/soldierly: unsoldierly/soldiership: soldierships/soldiery: soldieries USAGE EXAMPLESLess than a week later, another bomb tore through a bus carrying off-duty soldiers, killing 13. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) A booby-trapped drone launched by Islamic State militants killed two Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and wounded two French soldiers in October near Mosul. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Descendants of British soldiers who fought in the battle will be offered free tickets to the commemorations. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army the soldiers stood at attention Exp|Hypo|Hyper Ethan Allen a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789) Chevalier de BayardFrench soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) Cesare BorgiaItalian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507) Savinien Cyrano de Bergeraca French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655) Thomas Wentworth Storrow HigginsonUnited States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911) Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura KosciuszkoPolish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817) Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du MotierFrench soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834) Thomas Edward LawrenceWelsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935) Lighthorse Harry Leesoldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) Mohammed AliAlbanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849) Daniel Morgansoldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802) Sir Henry PercyEnglish soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403) Juan Domingo PeronArgentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974) Jan Christian SmutsSouth African statesman and soldier (1870-1950) TancredNorman leader in the First Crusade who played an important role in the capture of Jerusalem (1078-1112) Gurkha a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat Anzaca soldier in the Australian and New Zealand army corps during World War I cannon fodder, fodder, fresh fishsoldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire cavalryman, troopera soldier mounted on horseback cavalryman, troopera soldier in a motorized army unit color bearer, standard-bearerthe soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle Confederate soldiera soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War lobsterback, redcoatBritish soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution) flankera soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation goldbricka soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort Green Bereta soldier who is a member of the United States Army Special Forces guardsmana soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards' Highlandera soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands foot soldier, footslogger, infantryman, marcherfights on foot with small arms Janissarya Turkish soldier jawan(India) a private soldier or male constable legionary, legionnairea soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) man-at-armsa heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times marinea soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land militiamana member of the militia; serves only during emergencies orderlya soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer para, paratroopera soldier in the paratroops peacekeepera member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area pistoleersomeone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed) poilua French soldier (especially in World War I) point mana soldier who goes ahead of a patrol rankeran enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces regulara soldier in the regular army reservista member of a military reserve riflemana soldier whose weapon is a rifle Section Eighta soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service tank driver, tankera soldier who drives a tank territorialnonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit Unknown Soldieran unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial Waca member of the Women's Army Corps Uriah(Old Testament) the husband of Bathsheba and a soldier who was sent to die in battle so that king David could marry his wife (circa 10th century BC) bushwhackera Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War carabineer, carabinier, carbineera soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine cuirassiera cavalryman equipped with a cuirass dragoona member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen fusilier(formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket grenade thrower, grenadieran infantryman equipped with grenades hussara member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress doughboyan American infantryman in World War I lancer(formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance Minutemanan American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution musketeera foot soldier armed with a musket Rough Ridera member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898) Johnny, Johnny Reb, Reb, Rebel, greyback`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms trainbandsmana member of a trainband Wavea member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch weekend warriora reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends enlisted person a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer 2v serve as a soldier in the military 2Hyper pass, spend pass time in a specific way n a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony Hyper worker sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae |
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