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wear a chevron
chevron 常指军装上表示军衔的V形臂章。
The officer wore a chevron on each sleeve.
这位军官每只袖子上都戴着一枚V形臂章。
V形臂章；人字形袖章
chevrons — plural of chevron
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
V形臂章；人字形袖章
a V-shaped badge worn on the sleeve to indicate military rank or service
The officer wore a chevron on each sleeve.
这位军官每只袖子上都戴着一枚V形臂章。
V形图案；用于建筑,并作为军衔或警衔的袖章。
A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve.
盾牌上倒置的宽V形。
A wide inverted V placed on a shield.
一种引号,即«或»标点符号,在多种语言中用于标示引语。类似于英语中的典型引号“和”。
A guillemet, either of the punctuation marks “«” or “»”, used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as ““” and “””.
尖括号,用作排版或科学符号。
An angle bracket, either used as a typographic or a scientific symbol.
The sergeant wore a gold chevron on his sleeve to show his rank.
这位中士袖子上戴着一枚金色的V形臂章，以显示他的军衔。
She sewed a new chevron onto her uniform after the promotion.
晋升后，她将一枚新的V形臂章缝到了制服上。
The old chevrons on his jacket were faded and hard to read.
他夹克上旧的V形臂章已经褪色，难以辨认。
chevron 常指军装上表示军衔的V形臂章。
The officer wore a chevron on each sleeve.
这位军官每只袖子上都戴着一枚V形臂章。
表示臂章或图案的位置时，用介词 on 引出所附着的部位。
There was a gold chevron on the sergeant's uniform.
中士制服上有一个金色的人字形臂章。
复数是 chevrons；若强调数量，可用数词加在 chevrons 前。
The soldier's sleeve was marked with three chevrons.
那名士兵的袖子上标着三道V形袖章。
Not this
The corporal has two chevron on his sleeve.
Use this
The corporal has two chevrons on his sleeve.
chevron 是可数名词，指军衔V形袖章；汉语没有复数标记，所以容易漏掉复数 -s，但英语里 two 后必须用 chevrons。
Not this
The sleeve was decorated by chevrons.
Use this
The sleeve was decorated with chevrons.
被动语态中，by 后接动作的施动者；表示“用某种图案装饰”时要用介词 with 引出使用的饰物。这里的 chevrons 是装饰用的图案，不是施动者，因此用 with 而不是 by。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
人字形图案
The tiled floor was laid in a chevron pattern.
瓷砖地板铺成了人字形图案。
V形徽章
Recruits earn a chevron insignia after completing basic training.
新兵完成基础训练后获得V形徽章。
中士V形袖章
He wore the sergeant's chevrons on his left sleeve.
他左袖上戴着中士的V形袖章。
佩戴V形军衔袖章
In many armies, non-commissioned officers wear chevrons.
在许多军队中，士官佩戴V形军衔袖章。
倒V形饰纹
The heraldic shield shows an inverted chevron.
纹章盾牌上有一个倒V形饰纹。
第七个V形锁扣已锁定。
In the sci-fi series Stargate SG-1, Walter Harriman announces "Chevron seven locked" when the gate connects to another world.
在科幻剧《星际之门 SG-1》中，当星门连接到另一个世界时，沃尔特·哈里曼会宣布“第七个V形锁扣已锁定”。
Use chevrons naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“雪佛龙”（Chevron）车标上的V形条纹，见V形就想到chevron。
语域：mixed 常见场景：军事臂章、纹章徽记、装饰图案 该词多用于军事、纹章等正式或专业语境，指 V 形臂章或倒 V 形纹章图案；日常描述人字形/锯齿形装饰时语气较中性，不算口语常用词。
No common words rhyme with chevron /ˈʃɛvrən/. The spelling lookalikes seven, ever, severe, and clever all differ in pronunciation: seven ends in /ən/, ever in /ər/, severe in /ɪr/, and clever in /ər/ after /kl/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.