Word · Frequency #26334
infantryman
步兵
a soldier who fights on foot with small arms
- 1.
a soldier employed in an infantry role
担任步兵职务的士兵
- 2.
fights on foot with small arms
徒步使用轻武器作战的士兵
- 3.
a male soldier of the infantry
步兵中的男性士兵
担任步兵职务的士兵；徒步使用轻武器作战的士兵；步兵中的男性士兵
In use
The infantryman carried a heavy backpack during the long march.
After basic training, he became an infantryman in the mountain division.
Several infantrymen were sent ahead to check the road.
an infantryman
infantryman 的复数形式是 infantrymen，词尾变化与 man/woman 一致。
He was an infantryman during the war.
战争期间他是一名步兵。
serve as an infantryman
serve as 后接表示身份或职位的名词。
She served as an infantryman for five years.
她当了五年步兵。
a [collective noun] of infantrymen
表示集体或数量的短语常与 infantrymen 连用，强调群体中的个体。
Connections
Collocations
- serve as an infantryman
- 当步兵；以步兵身份服役
- She served as an infantryman for five years.她当了五年步兵。
- a veteran infantryman
- 经验丰富的步兵；老步兵
- The veteran infantryman showed the recruits how to dig a foxhole.这位经验丰富的步兵向新兵示范如何挖散兵坑。
- a fellow infantryman
- 步兵战友
- He lost his brother, a fellow infantryman, in the battle.他在战斗中失去了他的兄弟——一位步兵战友。
- become an infantryman
- 成为一名步兵
- After basic training, he became an infantryman.基础训练结束后，他成了一名步兵。
- an infantryman's rifle
- 步兵的步枪
- An infantryman's rifle must always be kept ready.步兵的步枪必须随时保持待用状态。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
步兵靠两条腿打仗。联想 infant（婴儿）学步：infantryman 就是像婴儿学步那样用脚走路的士兵。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：military、historical、news “infantryman”是较正式的中性军事用词，通常出现于军事报道、历史叙述或新闻中，日常口语较少使用。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 infantrymen；注意是 -men 结尾，不是 -mans。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以非重读的 -man /mən/ 结尾，但重音元音不同，因此都不是 infantryman /ˈɪnfæntrimən/ 的真正韵脚。countryman 的词尾 /trəmən/ 与目标词相同，但重音在 /kʌn-/；cavalryman 是同样由“兵种+man”构成的词；infantry 与目标词前半部分拼写相近，但第二个元音不同（/ə/ 对 /æ/）。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.