Word · Frequency #26029
sappers
工兵；地雷工兵
sappers is the plural of sapper.
a military engineer who lays, detects, or disarms mines
- 1.
A combat engineer; an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or building fortifications, bridges, and roads; a military engineer active in a combat zone.
战斗工兵；从事攻击、摧毁、规避或建造防御工事、桥梁和道路的工程师或士兵；在作战区域活动的军事工程师。
- 2.
a person generally engaged in digging requiring a level of professionalism
从事需要一定专业水平的挖掘工作的人。
坑道工兵；战斗工兵；从事攻击、摧毁、规避或建造防御工事、桥梁和道路的工程师或士兵；在作战区域活动的军事工程师。；从事需要一定专业水平的挖掘工作的人。；地雷工兵；扫雷工兵
In use
The sapper defused the mine before the patrol arrived.
The sappers dug a trench under the enemy wall.
A sapper must know how to detect hidden mines.
a sapper
sapper 是可数名词，指从事布雷、排雷或挖坑道的军事工兵；单数形式前用 a/an。
A sapper was sent to clear the minefield.
一名工兵被派去清除雷区。
the sappers
复数形式 sappers 与 the 连用，可特指某支部队中已知的工兵群体。
The sappers dug trenches under the enemy position.
工兵们在敌方阵地下方挖坑道。
a sapper who ...
who 引导的定语从句用以说明 sapper 的具体任务，如布雷、排雷或挖坑道。
A sapper who detects mines must wear protective gear.
Connections
Collocations
- sapper battalion
- 工兵营
- The sapper battalion was deployed to clear the minefield.工兵营被部署去清雷区。
- combat sapper
- 作战工兵
- He served as a combat sapper in the special forces.他曾在特种部队担任作战工兵。
- enemy sappers
- 敌军工兵
- The guards were on alert for enemy sappers attempting to undermine the wall.卫兵们保持警惕，以防敌军工兵试图挖塌城墙。
- sapper training
- 工兵训练
- New recruits undergo rigorous sapper training before deployment.新兵在部署前要接受严格的工兵训练。
- sapper unit
- 工兵部队
- A sapper unit was called in to defuse the unexploded bombs.一支工兵部队被召来处理未爆炸弹。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：sap（挖土）加 -per（人）= 挖坑道、排地雷的工兵。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：军事教材、战争回忆录、国防新闻报道 该词通常用于军事语境，指负责挖坑道、布雷或排雷的工兵；在日常口语中较少出现，比较常见于正式或专业表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /-æpə/ 结尾，与 sapper /ˈsæpə/ 押韵（美式英语中结尾为 /-æpər/）。注意不要被拼写相近的 super /ˈsuːpə/、supper /ˈsʌpə/、sap /sæp/ 误导，它们的元音或拼读不同。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.