| 单词 | bomb-proofer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈbomb-proofer b. One who avoids exposure to the dangers of war. Also ˈbomb-proofer. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > skulking > skulker > one who avoids military service askefisea1425 shun-field1675 bomb-proof1869 embusqué1916 1869 Overland Monthly Aug. 128/2 In the cis-Mississippi States they were generally dubbed ‘bomb-proofs’. 1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 281 Officials who were not expected to expose themselves to the fire of the enemy, like quartermasters, commissaries, etc. were nicknamed bomb-proofs. 1876 Southern Hist. Soc. Papers II. 229 While the war lasted, it was the delight of some of the stoutly built fellows to go home for a few days, and kick and cuff and tongue-lash the able-bodied bomb-proofs. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 32 Bomb-proofer, a man given to scheming methods of evading duty on dangerous occasions. 1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind xviii. 314 Things must be in a desperate pass if this rabble of bombproofers, old men and little boys were being called out! 1950 R. Chandler Let. 18 May (1962) 88 Doesn't he [sc. Partridge] overlook some of the most commonly used words of soldier-slang? E.g. ‘bomb-proofer’, ‘cushy job’, ‘bivvy’. < as lemmas |
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