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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。
步兵
infantrymen — plural of infantryman
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
步兵
a soldier who fights on foot with small arms
He was an infantryman during the war.
战争期间他是一名步兵。
担任步兵职务的士兵
a soldier employed in an infantry role
徒步使用轻武器作战的士兵
fights on foot with small arms
步兵中的男性士兵
a male soldier of the infantry
The infantryman carried a heavy backpack during the long march.
这名步兵在长途行军中背着沉重的背包。
After basic training, he became an infantryman in the mountain division.
基础训练结束后，他成为山地师的步兵。
Several infantrymen were sent ahead to check the road.
几名步兵被派到前方查看道路。
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 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。
表示集体或数量的短语常与 infantrymen 连用，强调群体中的个体。
A squad of infantrymen advanced across the field.
一个班的步兵穿过田野前进。
Not this
There were two infantrymans in the photograph.
Use this
There were two infantrymen in the photograph.
infantryman 的复数形式是不规则的：以 -man 结尾的复合名词变复数时要把 -man 改为 -men，因此是 infantrymen，而不是直接加 -s 变成 infantrymans。
Not this
He is an infantry in the army.
Use this
He is an infantryman in the army.
infantry 是集合名词，指步兵部队或步兵这一兵种，不能用来指单个士兵，也不能与不定冠词 an 搭配表一个人；要表示“一名步兵”应用 infantryman。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
我是步兵。我是战场女王。
From the U.S. Army Infantryman's Creed, a well-known military declaration. It underscores the infantryman's central role on the battlefield, and 'Queen of Battle' is a famous nickname for the infantry.
出自美国陆军《步兵信条》，是一段广为人知的军事宣言。它强调步兵在战场上的核心作用，而“战场女王”是步兵的著名别称。
Use infantrymen naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
复数形式为 infantrymen；注意是 -men 结尾，不是 -mans。
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