| 单词 | poilu |
| 释义 | poilu (once / 17031 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY poilu: poilus USAGE EXAMPLESSurrounding them were rows of French troops in sky-blue period uniforms of the "Poilus," the name given to French infantrymen of World War I. US News(Jul 14, 2014) The poilus were decidedly friendly but somewhat amazed at the big men who made so much noise with their jokes and their songs. Broun, Heywood, The A.E.F.—With General Pershing an...(2012) Just as we departed I received an imposing-looking missive written in flowery English, which proved to be a letter from a French poilu. Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh, Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life(2012) 1 n a French soldier (especially in World War I) 2Hyper soldier an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army n thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S. Syn|Hyper chicken purloo, purloo stew food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables |
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