单词	soldier
释义	soldier1 nounsoldier2 verb soldiersol‧dier1 /ˈsəʊldʒə $ ˈsoʊldʒər/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsoldier1 Origin: 1200-1300 Old French soudier, from soulde ‘pay’, from Late Latin solidus ‘gold coin’, from Latin solidus (adjective); ➔ SOLID1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Moore has been a soldier for most of his adult life. There were several soldiers guarding the main gate. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A group of young soldiers were standing outside talking excitedly, their bulging kit-bags leaning up against their legs. Contemporary accounts give the impression of a watchful, mistrustful regime, of a country bristling with fortresses and teeming with soldiers. Foreshadowing yet another Communist practice, he formed colonies of soldiers to farm virgin areas. Grinning soldiers crowded around the partition. This orphan grew up to be a soldier. We can form a human chain of Berliners along the Wall which no one dare break, nomatterhow many soldiers they send. Women were raped by their countrymen as well as by United Nations soldiers who were supposed to protect them. Thesaurus THESAURUSpeople in an army► soldier someone who is in the army, especially someone who is not an officer: · Three soldiers were killed in an hour-long gun battle. ► troops soldiers, especially those who are taking part in a military attack: · The government sent more troops to Iraq. ► serviceman/servicewoman a man or woman who is in the army, air force, or navy: · The hospital treats injured servicemen and women. ► officer a high-ranking member of the army, air force, or navy who is in charge of a group of soldiers, sailors etc: · an army officer Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is in the army, navy etc► serviceman/servicewoman a man or woman who is in an army, navy etc: · The ceremony was held to honour the tens of thousands of servicemen and servicewomen who lost their lives in the war.· Four Australian servicemen were reported missing after the ambush.· a tribute to the bravery of our servicemen and -women ► soldier a member of an army, especially someone who is not an officer: · Moore has been a soldier for most of his adult life.· There were several soldiers guarding the main gate. ► troops soldiers - use this especially to talk about soldiers taking part in a military attack: · Thousands of French troops died in the attack.· The President is sending three hundred troops to the area. ► sailor a member of the navy: · Janet married a sailor in the French navy.· Two thousand British sailors lost their lives when the ship went down. ► airman a member of the airforce: · Three airmen were killed during the battle. ► officer a high-ranking member of the army, navy etc, who is in charge of a group of soldiers, sailors etc: · He's an officer in the US Marines.commanding officer (=the officer in charge): · Colonel Gary G. Mahle is the commanding officer here. WORD SETS► Army adjutant, nounarmoured, adjectivebarracks, nounbasic training, nounbatman, nounbattalion, nounbearskin, nounbillet, nounbillet, verbbombardier, nounbooty, nounbrigade, nounbrigadier, nounbrigadier-general, nouncadet, nouncanteen, nouncantonment, nouncapture, verbcavalry, nouncavalryman, nouncenturion, nouncharger, nounchevron, nounCol., colonel, nouncommand, nouncommando, nouncommissary, nouncompany, nouncontingent, nouncorps, noundesert, verbdeserter, noundesertion, noundetachment, noundetail, noundisengage, verbdishonourable discharge, noundivision, noundivisional, adjectivedog tag, noundraft, verbdragoon, noundrill, noundrill, verbdugout, nounencampment, nounexpeditionary force, nounfield marshal, nounfiring squad, nounfive star general, nounflank, nounfoot locker, nounforay, nounfour-star general, nounfusilier, noungarrison, noungarrison, verbGen., general, noungeneralship, nounGI, noungrenadier, nounground forces, noungrunt, nounguardsman, noungunner, nounhussar, nouninduct, verbinductee, nouninfantry, nouninfantryman, nounirregular, nounlance corporal, nounlegion, nounlegionary, nounlegionnaire, nounLieut, loot, nounLt., man-at-arms, nounmatériel, nounMC, nounmedic, nounmercenary, nounmess hall, nounMIA, nounM.O., nounmobilize, verbmotorized, adjectivemounted, adjectivemusketeer, nounmuster, nounnon-commissioned officer, nounobstacle course, nounparade, verbparade ground, nounparatrooper, nounparatroops, nounpennon, nounpicket, nounpicket, verbpip, nounplatoon, nounpoint man, nounposition, nounprivate, nounprivate soldier, nounPte, redcoat, nounregiment, nounregular, nounreservist, nounreveille, nounroute march, nounsapper, nounsarge, nounsignalman, nounsoldier, nounsoldiering, nounsoldierly, adjectivesoldier of fortune, nounsoldiery, nounsortie, nounsortie, verbspecial forces, nounsquad, nounsquaddy, nounstaff sergeant, nounstandard-bearer, nounstormtrooper, nounsubaltern, nounTerritorial Army, the, trench, nountroop, nountrooper, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► combat troops/soldiers/forces/units · US combat troops were in the streets of the capital yesterday. ► rebel forces/soldiers ► toy car/soldier/gun etc COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► old · He was now thirty-one years old and a soldier and politician of great experience.· On the way to the church, she ran into an old soldier with a strange long red beard.· He was also the caricature of a crusty old soldier.· But the old soldier had the last laugh.· The older soldier presses a chocolate bar into my hand, then pushes me towards the crowd of waiting women.· Old battles, and old soldiers fighting them over again.· Roddy McDowall makes an appearance as a mad old soldier and lifts the film out of its doldrums. ► regular · If, that is, they were regular Roman soldiers.· He ran a youth club with a man called Jefferson, who had been a regular soldier.· Graham responded by collecting an army of his own, including a detachment of regular soldiers from the garrison at Carlisle. ► young · Many young soldiers desert or go Awol after mistreatment and bullying by their superiors or colleagues.· A young soldier prodded her when she tried to sit down, but otherwise ignored her.· A young soldier said that he had a warrant to search the house.· Harry Belafonte was Joe, an innocent young soldier.· Three young soldiers were killed instantly when an explosion inside the reactor forced it literally through the roof of its housing.· Along came a young soldier, recently discharged from the army because his wounds made him unable to serve.· That young soldier, who was your friend - why did he kill himself?· They also walk past the car the three young soldiers were sitting on, drinking Naranja. NOUN► foot · Barbarossa's foot soldiers were often still attired like this eleventh-century warrior.· Could politics function effectively if there were no foot soldiers? 3.· These were organized into four divisions of foot soldiers and about 500 light cavalry.· In such cases, the environment provides foot soldiers with confusing signals regarding the acceptable level and forms of political activism.· Not that the foot soldiers of the movement were completely excluded.· Hers was the record of, at best, a foot soldier in the feminist and abolitionist struggles of her day.· The cavalry technique would have been the single mass charge carrying maximum force, with following attacks from foot soldiers.· Among the foot soldiers, oft-concealed feelings about service are also bubbling to the surface. ► rebel · The men and women I had known as rebel soldiers in the mountains now wore suits.· Three of the rebel soldiers and one government soldier were killed.· The rebel soldiers were imprisoned and taken to Lisbon.· The mutiny ended the following day when government forces regained control of the camp and arrested 45 of the rebel soldiers. VERB► kill · A total of 210 people were killed outright by the soldiers, another seventy-one died later and 173 were less seriously wounded.· Two suicide squads from the Lashkar-e-Toiba group attacked army posts, killing five soldiers and injuring 13.· Lumumba was deposed in August 1960 and killed by soldiers six months later. ► play · You, Rambo, come and play soldiers with me down on Jollity Farm.· Their eyes on the playing woman, the soldiers release her sister.· Firecracker wanted to play soldiers instead.· Sometimes he played soldiers with them and they thought little of his plans for defence in depth.· They are always pretending to be grown-ups playing soldiers, playing shop.· Time you were away playing toy soldiers, who do you think looked after this house and the estate? ► send · In an ideal world, similarly, strong countries would help war-torn ones by sending in their soldiers.· The governor sent forty soldiers to fire on what he called the horribly and detestably blasphemous Gortonians.· The image of the governor sending soldiers to block a courthouse door, they say, evokes images of segregationist Gov. ► shoot · Soldier shot by sniper A soldier has died after being shot by a sniper whilst on duty in Northern Ireland.· In August 1990 two Buddhist monks were shot dead by soldiers at an anti-government demonstration in Mandalay.· Hooded men on June 1 shot dead a young soldier, Pte. ► wounded · By March 1863, military hospitals in Germantown and nearby communities held almost two thousand wounded soldiers.· I passed long wagon trains filled with wounded and dying soldiers, without even a blanket to shield them....· We gave performances in neighborhood theaters and schools, and before wounded soldiers in hospitals.· Then, giving my horse in charge of a wounded soldier, I turned back over the field of mutilation and death.· In 1942, Walter Reed officials needed more beds for wounded soldiers and purchased the school for $ 800, 000. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► career soldier/teacher etc A career soldier, he had died leading his men into battle at Spion Kop during the Boer War. A Kurator is similar to a specialist careers teacher with additional contributions to make after school. For career soldiers like Jack it was a depressing time. They liaise with secondary school careers teachers, and also with the employers in an area. ► foot soldier/patrol Barbarossa's foot soldiers were often still attired like this eleventh-century warrior. Dreben says that he never talks about his experiences as a foot soldier, but they were certainly horrific. Each foot soldier also carried a bow, twelve arrows and a spare bowstring as standard equipment. Hayworth is one of the many first-term Republican foot soldiers who proudly fall into lockstep behind Rep. In such cases, the environment provides foot soldiers with confusing signals regarding the acceptable level and forms of political activism. It is important to emphasize any explanation of the foot soldiers is highly contingent upon the environment in which they are operating. The columns included foot soldiers, artillery and cavalry units, white-topped sup-ply wagons, and dark-hued ambulances. These were organized into four divisions of foot soldiers and about 500 light cavalry. ► regular army/troops/soldier Equally ambivalent were local attitudes to the wholesale billeting in Sussex of regular troops and other county militias during invasion scares. It is possible that some of Mezrag's forces continue to provide the regular army with back-up troops. The regular army had become increasingly discontented with its role in the war over the last ten years. The regular army has not advanced from the edge of the zone. The regular troops successfully ended the Great Strike within a few days. The other women in the classroom, except for two in the uniforms of the regular army, wear dresses. The ragged guerrillas become a new regular army with housing and pensions. a member of the army of a country, especially someone who is not an officer → troop:  A British soldier was wounded in the fighting. an enemy soldier soldier1 nounsoldier2 verb soldiersoldier2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE soldier Simple Form Present I, you, we, they soldier he, she, it soldiers Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they soldiered Present perfect I, you, we, they have soldiered he, she, it has soldiered Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had soldiered Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will soldier Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have soldiered Continuous Form Present I am soldiering he, she, it is soldiering you, we, they are soldiering Past I, he, she, it was soldiering you, we, they were soldiering Present perfect I, you, we, they have been soldiering he, she, it has been soldiering Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been soldiering Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be soldiering Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been soldiering Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After losing centre-forward Lloyd Davies with a knee injury, the Cobblers soldiered on with ten men to earn a goalless draw. But the eighty year old has soldiered on. Do you realise, that I've been soldiering longer than anything else since I was a schoolboy? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto continue doing something in a determined way► persevere to continue trying to do something in a very patient and determined way, in spite of difficulties: · He didn't know any English, but he persevered and became a good student.persevere with: · When a country is able to persevere with reforms, the result can be a return to economic stability.persevere in: · Stevenson persevered in his efforts to discover what had really happened.persevere in the face of something: · Children today seem less willing to seek out challenges and persevere in the face of adversity. ► stick to it spoken also stick at it British spoken to continue working or studying in a very determined way in order to achieve something: stick at/to it: · If you stick at it, I'm sure you'll pass your examinations.· It was hard to follow the diet plan at first, but I stuck to it and eventually lost 20 pounds. ► keep at to force yourself to continue working, practising etc in order to achieve something, even though it needs a lot of effort: keep at it: · You'll have to keep at it if you want to play the piano as well as your father does.keep at something British: · I wish I'd kept at my language lessons when I was at school. ► press on British to continue doing something or going somewhere in spite of difficulties, because you are determined to finish your work, journey etc without delay: · I was finding the book hard to understand, but I pressed on.· We're nearly there, so let's press on while it's still daylight.press on with: · Despite opposition ,the government is pressing on with its welfare reforms.press on regardless (=ignoring all difficulties): · It started to rain and a strong wind blew, but he pressed on regardless. ► undaunted someone who is undaunted or does something undaunted does not give up because of difficulties, dangers etc, but continues to do what they intended to do: · Undaunted, he said he would take the test again.undaunted by: · Undaunted by the low pay and lack of respect, she feels teaching is the most rewarding job she can do.remain undaunted: · The policy changes she wants have not happened, but Banyan remains undaunted. ► soldier on British to continue doing something in a steady determined way even though it is very difficult: · The team were all feeling seasick but they soldiered on valiantly.· Charles was asked to soldier on as Sayle's assistant. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► combat troops/soldiers/forces/units · US combat troops were in the streets of the capital yesterday. ► rebel forces/soldiers ► toy car/soldier/gun etc COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► on · Those you run into may not, but you soldier on.· The Atlanta Braves soldiered on, sending four baseballs over the fence at Candlestick Park.· Life is very crude, and bonnie Princes Street a dream, but we soldier on with a good grace.· Irony abounds: In late winter 1992, Hillary Clinton soldiered on through public mortification toward the greater goal of the presidency.· The city of Glasgow soldiered on.· But he had soldiered on and eaten the entire loaf over a period of several days.· He soldiered on at his job.· While he soldiered on, wife Norma was unable to stand the pace. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► career soldier/teacher etc A career soldier, he had died leading his men into battle at Spion Kop during the Boer War. A Kurator is similar to a specialist careers teacher with additional contributions to make after school. For career soldiers like Jack it was a depressing time. They liaise with secondary school careers teachers, and also with the employers in an area. ► foot soldier/patrol Barbarossa's foot soldiers were often still attired like this eleventh-century warrior. Dreben says that he never talks about his experiences as a foot soldier, but they were certainly horrific. Each foot soldier also carried a bow, twelve arrows and a spare bowstring as standard equipment. Hayworth is one of the many first-term Republican foot soldiers who proudly fall into lockstep behind Rep. In such cases, the environment provides foot soldiers with confusing signals regarding the acceptable level and forms of political activism. It is important to emphasize any explanation of the foot soldiers is highly contingent upon the environment in which they are operating. The columns included foot soldiers, artillery and cavalry units, white-topped sup-ply wagons, and dark-hued ambulances. These were organized into four divisions of foot soldiers and about 500 light cavalry. ► regular army/troops/soldier Equally ambivalent were local attitudes to the wholesale billeting in Sussex of regular troops and other county militias during invasion scares. It is possible that some of Mezrag's forces continue to provide the regular army with back-up troops. The regular army had become increasingly discontented with its role in the war over the last ten years. The regular army has not advanced from the edge of the zone. The regular troops successfully ended the Great Strike within a few days. The other women in the classroom, except for two in the uniforms of the regular army, wear dresses. The ragged guerrillas become a new regular army with housing and pensions. soldier on phrasal verb especially British English to continue working in spite of difficulties:  We’ll just have to soldier on without him.
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