Word · Frequency #8214
corporal
下士
A non-commissioned officer rank in the army, below sergeant and above lance corporal and private.
陆军军衔
- 1.
A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
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。
- 2.
The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
圣餐礼中放置圣体的白色亚麻布；圣餐布。
- 3.
A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
警队中的下士警衔,位于警长之下、巡警或普通警员之上。
- 4.
A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.
拉多纳属(Ladona)的一种蜻蜓。
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。
In use
The corporal ordered the soldiers to line up before dawn.
She was promoted to corporal after two years of outstanding service.
The corporals gathered in the yard to receive their new assignments.
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。
He served as a corporal in the Royal Engineers.
他在皇家工兵部队担任下士。
the rank of corporal
用于说明军衔等级关系。
Connections
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
- Corporal Smith reported for duty.史密斯下士报到。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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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