Word · Frequency #581
Fully loadedprivate
列兵
A soldier of the lowest rank in the army or marines.
- 1.
A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.
陆军中最低军衔的士兵。
- 2.
an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
列兵
- 3.
A doctor working in privately rather than publicly funded health care.
在私立而非公立医疗机构工作的医生。
私人执业医生；陆军中最低军衔的士兵。；在私立而非公立医疗机构工作的医生。；士兵；隐士
In use
The private stood at attention during the inspection.
Several privates were assigned to kitchen duty.
He joined the army as a private and later became a sergeant.
our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
a private
He joined the army as a private.
他作为一名士兵加入了陆军。
privates
The barracks housed hundreds of privates.
营房容纳了数百名士兵。
Private [surname]
用作头衔时首字母大写。
Connections
Collocations
- private first class
- 一等兵
- He was promoted to private first class.他被提升为一等兵。
- private soldier
- 列兵
- A private soldier must follow orders.列兵必须服从命令。
- private's uniform
- 列兵制服
- He wore the private's uniform with pride.他自豪地穿着列兵制服。
- private in the army
- 陆军列兵
- He served as a private in the army.他曾在陆军服役，是一名列兵。
- promoted from private
- 从列兵晋升
- He was promoted from private to corporal.他从列兵晋升为下士。
- private and corporal
Learner notes
Memory Tip
私人的士兵，等级最低，常被命令做事。
Context & Register
register: formal; context: military (Army or Marines); note_zh: 该词为正式军事术语，指陆军或海军最低等级士兵，多用于军队内部或正式报道。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the ending sound /ət/ (schwa + t), but note that many words ending in '-ate' are pronounced /eɪt/ when used as verbs (e.g., 'to create', 'to dictate'). In nouns and adjectives, the ending is often reduced to /ɪt/ or /ət/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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