| 单词 | soldier |
| 释义 | soldier n. & v. --n 1. a person serving in or having served in an army. 2. (in full common soldier) a private or NCO in an army. 3. a military commander of specified ability (a great soldier). 4. (in full soldier ant) a wingless ant or termite with a large head and jaws for fighting in defence of its colony. 5. (in full soldier beetle) a reddish-coloured beetle, Rhagonycha fulva, with flesh-eating larvae. --vintr. serve as a soldier (was off soldiering). Phrases and idioms soldier of Christ an active or proselytizing Christian. soldier of fortune an adventurous person ready to take service under any State or person; a mercenary. soldier on colloq. persevere doggedly. Derivatives soldierly adj. soldiership n. Etymology: ME souder etc. f. OF soudier, soldier f. soulde (soldier's) pay f. L solidus: see SOLIDUS |
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