| 单词 | warrior |
| 释义 | warrior (once / 166 pages) n Although logically linked with someone engaged in war, a warrior can be anyone who fights the good fight, whether in politics, on the job, or just as a "weekend warrior" trying to accomplish multiple tasks during off-hours at home. As the Old French guerre meant "war," it led to the word guerreor for someone who wages war. This eventually morphed into the word we know as warrior. The word can also refer to someone fighting a philosophical or political war. Author Carlos Castandeda said, "Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other.” After ridding the kitchen of ants, you felt like a proud warrior. WORD FAMILYwarrior: warriorlike, warriors+/war: postwar, prewar, warlike, warred, warring, warrior, wars/warlike: warliker USAGE EXAMPLESHe finished with 15 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds to help the Warriors win at home for the eighth game in a row. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) For the first time in U.S. history, there were more military kids struggling with the behavioral consequences of war than warriors themselves. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) “Warrior monks don’t talk and do whatever is asked,” he said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) n someone engaged in or experienced in warfare Exp|Hypo|Hyper Goliath (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot brave a North American Indian warrior centurion(ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers Crusadera warrior who engages in a holy war guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent, irregulara member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment samuraia Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy Maquis, Maquisarda guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II urban guerrillaa guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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