| 词汇 | skirmisher |
| 释义 | skirmisher noun[ C ] uk /ˈskɜː.mɪʃ.ər/ us /ˈskɝː.mɪʃ.ɚ/ a soldier who is involved in a short fight with a small number of other soldiers, which is happening away from the main area of fighting in a war: 散兵 They confronted enemy skirmishers.他们和敌人的散兵发生了正面冲突。 See skirmish The firing between our skirmishers and the enemy was rapid, but of short duration. More cavalry poured in to drive the surviving enemy skirmishers back to the river. Javelins thrown by the skirmishers merely bounced off the polished mail of the Knights. Light cavalry were used as scouts, skirmishers or outflankers. From the third century BC, the Roman legion added a skirmisher type of soldier to its tactical formation. Soldiers & people who fight in wars anti-guerrilla Anzac berserker capability cavalryman citizen soldier comrade ex-serviceman ex-servicewoman foot soldier headhunter paramilitary raider recruit scout shogun soldier of fortune unsoldierly vassal war party Examples of skirmisherskirmisher He said it was quite wrong that individual enterprises should go on conducting their activities like individual skirmishers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Line regiments fired in volleys, but skirmishers fired at will, taking careful aim at targets. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He then goes on to lead one of the teams of skirmishers sent into the jungles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their task was to harass the enemy phalanx before the clash, to try to provoke disorder and protect their own lines from enemy skirmishers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In peace time, he devoted his efforts to training light infantry, developing an autonomous corps of skirmishers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Skirmishers acting as light infantry carried either slings or spears. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In battle, they were used in such light cavalry roles as harassing enemy skirmishers, overrunning artillery positions, and pursuing fleeing troops. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most of the rebel skirmishers were in no condition (physically or mentally) to resist, and they were soon tumbling backwards. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A foraging party was dispatched while skirmishers pushed forward to create a diversion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The exceptions tended not to include the use of skirmishers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The vanguard saw little combat and, once the disaster to their rear became obvious, fought their way through the skirmishers and out of the forest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The enemy skirmishers quickly fell back, and reformed on a small hill behind the wood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The reserve of the regiment then moved to the support of the skirmishers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This formation was best for light troops and skirmishers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Seeing the position begin to stabilise, cavalry and skirmishers took heart and, keen to wipe out their earlier shame, started to fight in earnest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of skirmisher These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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