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词汇 sergeant
释义 sergeant
noun[ C ]
(alsoSergeant)uk /ˈsɑː.dʒənt/ us /ˈsɑːr.dʒənt/(written abbreviationSgt); (informalsarge)

sergeantnoun[C] (SOLDIER)


a soldier of middle rank: 军士长
Sergeant Lewis/Tom Lewis刘易斯军士/汤姆·刘易斯军士
[ as form of address ]Dismiss the men, Sergeant.军士,解散部下吧。
We could hear the sergeant bellowing commands to his troops.
The captain was demoted to sergeant for failing to fulfil his duties.上尉因为没有完成任务被降职(为中士)。
The sergeant barked out a succession of orders to the new recruits.中士向那些新兵大声下了一连串命令。
The sergeant was reduced to the ranks for his cowardice.
By the age of 25 he'd already got his third stripe and become a sergeant.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Ranks in the Army
brigadier
brigadier general
col
colonel
Corp.
corporal
field marshal
general
generalship
lance corporal
Lieut.
major
major general
private
sarge
sergeant major
Sgt
staff officer
subaltern

sergeantnoun[C] (POLICE OFFICER)


in the UK and some other countries, a police officer whose rank is above constable and below inspector, or, in the US, a police officer whose rank is below a captain: (英国或其他国家的)巡佐;(美国的)警佐
Sergeant Bates/Bill Bates盖茨警佐/比尔·盖茨警佐
[ as form of address ]Thank you, Sergeant.谢谢你,警佐。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

People who work for the police service
beadle
bobby
cadet
chief constable
constable
family liaison officer
fed
FLO
G-man
Garda
outrider
patrolman
pig
police
police constable
police officer
policeman
superintendent
Supt
WPC

sergeant | American Dictionary


sergeant
noun[ C ]
us/ˈsɑr·dʒənt/
a person in the military below the rank of a lieutenant (= an officer of the lowest rank)

Examples of sergeant


sergeant
A sergeant, three drummers, and ninety-eight soldiers rounded out the ensemble of supernumeraries, constituting a vast expense.
At least two planes were heard, a police sergeant said, but they could not be seen above the clouds.
Apart from the common guards, there was only one - - sergeant-major (ba shjawish), who could not guard all prisoners that had to work outside the prison.
Sergeant offered to fell them in return for the timber, which was processed in situ by a tracker mill.
From the outset, then, the army is presented in a negative light, and its representative, the recruiting sergeant, as dishonest.
The man observed the sergeant of the soldiers who was preparing to go home.
He joined the army in 1921 and became a sergeant in 1928.
However, his view of his personal qualities seemed at variance with his role as a sergeant major.
Barely literate, he was only a sergeant-major when the revolution that hurled him to prominence broke out in 1974.
The highest ranked among them was a sergeant.
The sergeants each carried one.
The sergeant had no instructions to act in the manner described.
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There were 7 district inspectors, 28 head constables, 136 sergeants, and 32 acting sergeants.
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There were 7 district inspectors, 28 head constables, 132 sergeants, and 34 acting sergeants.
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It is quite impracticable to allow a sergeant-instructor for each detachment of a unit.
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Collocations withsergeant


sergeant

These are words often used in combination with sergeant.

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drill sergeant
As a drillsergeant he had over 16,000 men through his hands.
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platoon sergeant
Without the equivalent of a proper troop sergeant or platoonsergeant, how can we fight?
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police sergeant
At least two planes were heard, a policesergeant said, but they could not be seen above the clouds.
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