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a gunner in [armed force]
gunner 是可数名词；表示在哪个部队担任炮手时，常用介词 in。
He was a gunner in the Royal Artillery for six years.
他在皇家炮兵部队当了六年炮手。
炮手；炮兵
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炮手；炮兵
a serviceman in the artillery
He was a gunner in the Royal Artillery for six years.
他在皇家炮兵部队当了六年炮手。
与阿森纳足球俱乐部相关的人,如球迷、球员、教练等。
Someone connected with Arsenal Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
炮兵,尤指列兵。
An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.
炮兵
a serviceman in the artillery
操作枪炮的人。
A person who operates a gun.
The gunner aimed the cannon at the target on the hill.
炮手瞄准了山上的目标。
Each gunner must check the artillery piece before the exercise begins.
每次演习开始前，每名炮手都必须检查火炮。
The sergeant ordered the gunners to load the shells quickly.
中士命令炮手们迅速装填炮弹。
gunner 是可数名词；表示在哪个部队担任炮手时，常用介词 in。
He was a gunner in the Royal Artillery for six years.
他在皇家炮兵部队当了六年炮手。
gunner 指人，其后的定语从句用 who 引导，关系代词在从句中作主语时不能省略。
The gunner who loaded the cannon moved quickly.
给大炮装填炮弹的炮手动作很快。
Not this
He is gunner in the artillery.
Use this
He is a gunner in the artillery.
gunner 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a；汉语中没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
There are three gunner in the artillery.
Use this
There are three gunners in the artillery.
gunner 的复数形式是规则变化 gunners，three 后面必须用复数。
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机尾炮手
The tail gunner reported enemy fighters approaching.
机尾炮手报告敌机接近。
机枪手
He served as a machine gunner in the infantry.
他在步兵部队担任机枪手。
炮兵军士长
The gunner's mate supervised the maintenance of the ship's cannons.
炮兵军士长监督舰炮的维护。
前部炮手
The forward gunner fired at the enemy convoy.
前部炮手向敌军车队开火。
训练有素的炮手
Only a trained gunner could hit such a distant target.
只有训练有素的炮手才能击中这么远的目标。
炮手的梦是一个美好的梦。
The song 'The Gunner's Dream' is one of Pink Floyd's most poignant war laments, told from the perspective of a gunner.
《炮手之梦》是平克·弗洛伊德最深刻的战争挽歌之一，从一位炮手的视角讲述。
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gun（枪炮）+ ner（表人），拿着枪炮的人就是炮手。
语域：neutral 常见场景：军事/炮兵、军队职务、战争历史叙述 该义项指炮兵部队中的士兵，通常用于军事或正式书面语境（如战斗报告、历史叙述），属于中性偏正式的用语。日常口语中不常单独使用，多在与军队职务相关的讨论中出现。
gunner /ˈɡʌnɚ/ 与 runner /ˈrʌnɚ/、stunner /ˈstʌnɚ/ 押韵；dinner、winner、sinner、banner 虽拼写都以 -nner 结尾，但元音不同（/ɪ, ɪ, ɪ, æ/），不押韵。
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