Word · Frequency #8214
corporal
下士
核心释义
陆军军衔
A non-commissioned officer rank in the army, below sergeant and above lance corporal and private.
- 1.
北约军衔 OR-4 级的陆军下士,位于中士之下、列兵和一等兵之上。
A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
- 2.
圣餐礼中放置圣体的白色亚麻布;圣餐布。
The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
- 3.
警队中的下士警衔,位于警长之下、巡警或普通警员之上。
A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
- 4.
拉多纳属(Ladona)的一种蜻蜓。
A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.
下士(警衔);圣餐布;拉多纳属蜻蜓;北约军衔 OR-4 级的陆军下士,位于中士之下、列兵和一等兵之上。;圣餐礼中放置圣体的白色亚麻布;圣餐布。
用法In use
The corporal ordered the soldiers to line up before dawn.
用法提示:此处 corporal 为名词,指军队中的下士军衔,在句中作主语。
She was promoted to corporal after two years of outstanding service.
用法提示:corporal 作名词,指军队中的下士军衔,在句中作介词 to 的宾语。
The corporals gathered in the yard to receive their new assignments.
用法提示:corporals 是 corporal 的复数形式,作主语,表示多名下士。
be promoted to corporal
表达晋升到下士军衔时,用介词 to 连接军衔名词。
After two years of service, she was promoted to corporal.
服役两年后,她晋升为下士。
a corporal in [military unit]
表示在某部队担任下士时,用 in 引出所属单位。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- army corporal
- 陆军下士
- He was an army corporal during the war.战争期间他是陆军下士。
- promoted to corporal
- 晋升为下士
- After two years, she was promoted to corporal.两年后,她晋升为下士。
- rank of corporal
- 下士军衔
- He held the rank of corporal.他拥有下士军衔。
- police corporal
- 警队下士
- The police corporal directed traffic.警队下士指挥交通。
- Corporal Smith
- 史密斯下士
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 corporal 想成 corp(小队)+oral(口):下士是口头指挥班里小队伍的人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:military contexts、official documents 作军衔讲时,通常用于军事语境,指北约编码 OR-4 的陆军下士;正式文件或介绍军衔时比较常见,日常提及某人军衔时也可使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中没有与 /ˈkɒːpərəl/ 真正押韵的常用词。拼写相似的 corporeal /kɔːrˈpɔːriəl/、corporate /ˈkɔːpərət/、corporation /ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən/ 发音都不同;oral /ˈɔːrəl/ 只是拼写末段相同;corps /kɔːr/ 只与首音节相近,corpus /ˈkɔːrpəs/ 也只是开头相近。
用法优先级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。
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