Word · Frequency #3496
recruit
新兵；新成员；新员工
a person newly enlisted in the armed forces, newly hired by a company, or newly joining a group; a new member
- 1.
A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
补充耗尽或用尽的物资；增援
- 2.
A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
入伍服役的人；新兵
- 3.
A hired worker
雇佣工人
- 4.
A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain population.
某种群体中新加入的成年或繁殖年龄成员
补充；增补；补给；补充耗尽或用尽的物资；增援；入伍服役的人；新兵；雇佣工人；某种群体中新加入的成年或繁殖年龄成员
In use
The army is training the new recruits at the base.
Our company hired several recruits for the sales team.
The club welcomed its newest recruit at the meeting.
a recruit in + noun phrase
表示某领域的新成员。
He is a recruit in the army.
他是一名陆军新兵。
a new recruit
泛指刚加入的新成员。
The company has hired a new recruit.
公司招了一名新员工。
Common mistakes
The recruit of new soldiers takes time.The recruitment of new soldiers takes time.
这里“recruit”指具体的新兵，而“recruitment”是招募的过程。中文“招募”是动作名词，而英语中“recruit”是具体的人，所以应用“recruitment”表达抽象过程。
Connections
Collocations
- new recruit
- 新兵；新成员
- The company hired a new recruit last week.公司上周招聘了一名新员工。
- raw recruit
- 新兵；新手
- The raw recruits underwent basic training.新兵接受了基础训练。
- army recruit
- 陆军新兵
- The army recruits were marching at dawn.陆军新兵在黎明时行军。
- fresh recruit
- 新招募的成员
- The team welcomed a fresh recruit from university.团队欢迎了一名来自大学的新成员。
- recruit training
- 新兵训练
- Recruit training lasts for several weeks.新兵训练持续数周。
- recruit camp
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象新兵（recruit）重新（re）加入队伍（cruit近似crew）。
Context & Register
Register: neutral to formal. Contexts: military, sports teams, corporate hiring. Note (zh): 作为名词时，通常用于军事或组织招募新成员的语境，语气中性，稍偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with recruit (stressed vowel /uː/ and following /t/): fruit, suit, pursuit, boot, root. Note: biscuit shares the spelling 'uit' but is pronounced /ˈbɪskɪt/ (short i sound), so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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