| 词汇 | epaulet |
| 释义 | epaulet noun[ C ] US(UKepaulette)us/ˌep.əˈlet/uk /ˌep.əˈlet/ a decoration worn on the shoulder of a piece of clothing, especially on a military coat, shirt, etc. tantawat/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Decorations for clothes badged badging bemedalled epaulette eyelet fob frill fringe frou-frou nacre piping pussy bow shoulder pad spangle stud studded tassel train trim trimming Examples of epauletepaulet At the marsh to the south of the parking lot, red-winged blackbirds staked out territories, calling from prominent perches and flashing their gaudy epaulets. From Plain Dealer And there would be men and women out there, they would be ripping off buttons and epaulets from the bodies as souvenirs and the cars would swerve around them. From NPR One pair of epaulets designated his rank. From Buffalo News Certainly he could be no less than a captain in the navy, with those epaulets and sleeve-bands. From Project Gutenberg Quite awake now, the midshipman, who had good eyes, had noticed, in spite of the darkness, the gold of the epaulets. From Project Gutenberg The recent conquering hero, with his dashing uniform and epaulets, had become a somewhat seedy-looking individual with shoulders prematurely stooped, and shuffling gait. From Project Gutenberg Two immortals in epaulets and sashes in the background are only wanted instead of one. From Project Gutenberg They saw a tall, splendid, handsome man in a blue coat with buff facings, and epaulets on his shoulders. From Project Gutenberg His coat was of superfine green cloth, heavily ornamented with gold epaulets and gold lace. From Project Gutenberg For one part of the population crosses, decorations, epaulets, offices, prestige, power, importance, dignities began to whirl about like butterflies in a golden atmosphere. From Project Gutenberg As he looked around for some officer, he saw a middle-sized man with mustache, wearing epaulets, who was walking behind the crowd. From Project Gutenberg His tunic was embroidered, too, and his epaulets were heavy with gold. From Project Gutenberg He was aiming at the resplendent figure in gold epaulets, carefully as one aims at a target, and at last he pulled the trigger. From Project Gutenberg Near him stood his only luggage, a large epaulet-box, of shape inexplicable to the unwarlike. From Project Gutenberg His beard and mustache were festooned with thin slivers of ice, and his shoulders bore epaulets of frosted snow. From Project Gutenberg 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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