Word · Frequency #26668
chevrons
V形臂章；人字形袖章
chevrons is the plural of chevron.
a V-shaped badge worn on the sleeve to indicate military rank or service
- 1.
A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve.
V形图案；用于建筑,并作为军衔或警衔的袖章。
- 2.
A wide inverted V placed on a shield.
盾牌上倒置的宽V形。
- 3.
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 “””.
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”。
- 4.
An angle bracket, either used as a typographic or a scientific symbol.
尖括号,用作排版或科学符号。
- 5.
A wedge-shaped sediment deposit observed on coastlines and continental interiors around the world.
在世界各地的海岸线和大陆内部观察到的楔形沉积物。
- 6.
Synonym of arrowhead (“horse jump obstacle”).
“箭头障碍”(马术跳跃障碍)的同义词。
倒V形纹章图案；V形图案；用于建筑,并作为军衔或警衔的袖章。；盾牌上倒置的宽V形。；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”。；尖括号,用作排版或科学符号。
In use
The sergeant wore a gold chevron on his sleeve to show his rank.
She sewed a new chevron onto her uniform after the promotion.
The old chevrons on his jacket were faded and hard to read.
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。
a chevron on [sth]
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。
be marked with chevrons
复数是 chevrons；若强调数量，可用数词加在 chevrons 前。
Connections
Collocations
- chevron pattern
- 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。
- chevron insignia
- 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。
- sergeant's chevrons
- 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。
- wear chevrons
- 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。
- inverted chevron
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“雪佛龙”（Chevron）车标上的V形条纹，见V形就想到chevron。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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