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n. sb's saber
saber 作名词时指刀刃弯曲的军刀，也可指击剑用佩剑，是可数名词。
He drew his saber and charged.
他拔出军刀，发起冲锋。
佩剑
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
佩剑
a fencing sword with a V-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
He drew his saber and charged.
他拔出军刀，发起冲锋。
带有V形刀刃和略微弯曲手柄的击剑剑
a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
刀刃弯曲且背部厚实的结实的剑
a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
She practiced her saber technique at the fencing club every week.
她每周都在击剑俱乐部练习佩剑技术。
The officer's saber hung from his belt during the parade.
阅兵时，军官的军刀挂在腰带上。
The museum displayed an old saber from the nineteenth century.
博物馆展出了一把十九世纪的旧军刀。
saber 作名词时指刀刃弯曲的军刀，也可指击剑用佩剑，是可数名词。
He drew his saber and charged.
他拔出军刀，发起冲锋。
saber 作动词时是及物动词，过去式和过去分词均为 sabered，现在分词为 sabering。
The cavalryman sabered the enemy.
那名骑兵用马刀砍了敌人。
Not this
The cavalryman held saber in his hand.
Use this
The cavalryman held a saber in his hand.
saber 是可数名词，单数形式作宾语时需要冠词 a/the；汉语没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉 a。
Not this
The samurai carried a saber.
Use this
The samurai carried a sword.
saber 特指马刀或击剑用花剑，不能泛指任何刀剑；日本武士佩带的应是 sword（或 katana），用 saber 属于词义使用过宽。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
骑兵军刀
The officer carried an old cavalry saber into battle.
这名军官带着一把旧骑兵军刀上战场。
佩剑击剑
She practices saber fencing three times a week.
她每周练三次佩剑击剑。
军刀决斗
The story ends with a saber duel between the two rivals.
故事以两个对手之间的军刀决斗结束。
马刀砍伤
A deep saber cut marked his forehead.
他的额头上有一道深深的马刀伤痕。
炫耀武力
The leader's saber rattling was meant to intimidate the press.
这位领导人的炫耀武力意在威慑媒体。
拔出军刀
He drew his saber and prepared to defend himself.
他拔出军刀，准备自卫。
武力威胁；炫耀武力
The president’s saber-rattling only increased tensions in the region.
总统的武力威胁只会加剧该地区的紧张局势。
进行武力威胁；发出战争威胁
The general rattled his saber at the press, but everyone knew he was bluffing.
将军在记者会上挥舞军刀发出威胁，但大家都知道他是在虚张声势。
Use saber naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
saber音近“赛伯”：想象击剑赛场上选手挥动V形刃、微弯柄的军刀，记住saber就是马刀/佩剑。
语域：mixed 常见场景：击剑、军事 saber 作名词时通常指击剑或军事中的佩剑/军刀；在击剑语境中是中性术语，在军事或历史语境中偏正式。
与 saber /ˈseɪbɚ/ 押韵的词：labor /ˈleɪbɚ/、neighbor /ˈneɪbɚ/（都以 /eɪbɚ/ 结尾）。注意拼写相似的 sober /ˈsoʊbɚ/ 和 sable /ˈseɪbəl/ 发音不同：sober 的元音是 /oʊ/，sable 以 /bəl/ 结尾。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.