Word · Frequency #29095
peacekeeper
维和人员;停火执行者
a member of a military force deployed, often with international sanction, to preserve peace in a troubled area
常指联合国等国际组织授权的维和部队成员
- 1.
One that preserves the peace.
维持和平者。
- 2.
A member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties in a troublespot.
在冲突地区执行维和任务的军事人员。
调停者;和事佬;(旧时美国西部执法官的)手枪;维持和平者。;在冲突地区执行维和任务的军事人员。;(交战国间的)停火执行者(或小组)
In use
A team of peacekeepers arrived to monitor the ceasefire in the region.
The young peacekeeper carefully checked each car at the checkpoint.
Peacekeepers often work in dangerous areas far from home.
work as a peacekeeper
He works as a peacekeeper for the United Nations.
他在联合国担任维和人员。
send peacekeepers to [place]
The Security Council voted to send peacekeepers to the conflict zone.
安理会投票决定向冲突地区派遣维和人员。
act as a peacekeeper between [two parties]
peacekeeper 既可指执行维和任务的军人,也可指调解矛盾的人;在旧时美国英语中还指执法官的手枪。
Connections
Collocations
- UN peacekeepers
- 联合国维和人员
- UN peacekeepers have patrolled the border for months.联合国维和人员已在边境巡逻数月。
- deploy peacekeepers
- 部署维和人员
- The Security Council voted to deploy peacekeepers to the region.安理会投票决定向该地区部署维和人员。
- withdraw peacekeepers
- 撤出维和人员
- The government refused to withdraw its peacekeepers from the disputed area.政府拒绝从争议地区撤出其维和人员。
- serve as a peacekeeper
- 担任维和人员
- He served as a peacekeeper in the region for two years.他在该地区担任了两年维和人员。
- play peacekeeper
- 充当和事佬
- She often has to play peacekeeper between her colleagues.她经常不得不在同事之间充当和事佬。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆为'peace(和平)+keeper(守护者)':蓝盔士兵在冲突区守护和平。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:联合国维和行动、国际新闻报道、军事/外交场合 该词作“维和人员”讲时,多用于联合国维和行动、国际新闻或军事/外交语境,语体中性,在书面语和正式讨论中都自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音说明:peace、piece、cease 与 peacekeeper 的第一部分“peace”同韵,读 /piːs/;keeper 和 cheaper 与第二部分“keeper”同韵,读 /kiːpə(r)/。注意 peach /piːtʃ/ 拼写与 peace 相近但发音不同,另有 peek /piːk/ 也不读 /piːs/。整个词不要读成 /ˈpiːkˌkiːpər/。
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
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