| 单词 | fatigues |
| 释义 | fatigues (once / 2551 pages) n Fatigues are the casual clothes that military personnel wear. Fatigues sometimes have a camouflage pattern. When you see Army soldiers wearing camouflage trousers and jackets, you can say they've got their fatigues on. Another name for fatigues is "battledress," as opposed to the more formal dress uniforms worn by members of all military branches. Fatigues are what soldiers wear when they're working or engaging in battle. In the 1770's, fatigues meant "extra duties of a soldier," from fatigue, or tiredness. It came to also mean "military clothing" in the mid-1880's. WORD FAMILYfatigue: fatigued, fatigues, fatiguing, overfatigue+/fatigued: fatiguedly/overfatigue: overfatigued, overfatiguing USAGE EXAMPLESOne of the contestants, Pushok from Luhansk, was pictured in tiny military fatigues in front of a poster of Vladimir Putin. BBC(Dec 22, 2016) Several witnesses said they saw as many as eight white men, armed and in combat fatigues, at the crash site. The Guardian(Dec 03, 2016) When she finally saw Castro, she was surprised by the neatness of his appearance, a well-tailored suit and not the fatigues of his earlier years. Washington Times(Dec 03, 2016) n military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor Hyper military uniform prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers |
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