trooper

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n. 骑兵, 骑警, 伞兵

发音

AU /ˈtɹuːpə(ɹ)/

词形变化

troopers 复数 troopers troopered troopering troopers 三单 troopering 现在分词 troopered 过去式 troopered 过去分词

别名

Tpr Trooper

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.

    政治 军事
  2. 2.

    A cavalry horse; a charger.

    政治 军事
  3. 3.

    A soldier.

    政治 军事
  4. 4.

    A troopship.

    政治 军事 航海 交通
  5. 5.

    Ellipsis of state trooper.

    美国 政治 法律
  6. 6.

    A mounted policeman.

    澳大利亚 政治 法律
  7. 7.

    Misspelling of trouper (“one who stoically endures adversity”) .

    非正式 比喻

    He was a real trooper about taking care of the kids for the weekend.

v.
  1. 1.

    To work as a trooper.

  2. 2.

    To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

state trooper

上位词 3

officer soldier police officer

下位词 7

lancer dragoon cavalryman cavalrywoman cuirassier hussar roughrider

整体词 2

horse cavalry

相关短语

trooper hat trooper hats storm trooper n. 纳粹党突击队员, 纳粹党员 swear like a trooper 破口大骂 state trooper （美国）州警察 grouper trooper curse like a trooper swears like a trooper swearing like a trooper swore like a trooper sworn like a trooper State Trooper curses like a trooper cursing like a trooper cursed like a trooper

词源

From troop + -er, from French troupe. The sense of “one who endures adversity” comes from trouper (“member of an acting troupe”) but through assimilation with the sense of “soldier” has come to be usually spelled “trooper”.

来源：wiktionary