soldier

soldier — 名詞

1. someone whose job is to be a member of a national fighting force, trained to use

1.名詞A2
釋義

士兵；軍人

在軍隊中接受訓練並作戰的人

someone whose job is to be a member of a national fighting force, trained to use weapons and to fight in battles when ordered

例句

Walid joined the army as a soldier right after finishing high school.

Walid 高中畢業後就加入軍隊，成為一名士兵。

joined the army as a soldier

The soldiers marched through the dusty streets of the old town at dawn.

士兵們在黎明時分行經舊城區滿是灰塵的街道。

同義詞
  • service member

    broader term covering all military branches, not just army

  • warrior

    more literary or historical; suggests skill and bravery but is not an official rank or job title

  • fighter

    general term for someone who engages in combat; less formal and not specific to armies

反義詞
  • civilian

    a person not in the armed forces

文法句型

soldier + in/with [army/unit]

用法筆記

Frequently paired with branch-of-service nouns: army soldier, infantry soldier, child soldier. The word typically refers to non-officer ranks, though it can be used generically for all military personnel.

常見錯誤

❌The soldier fought in the battlefield.
✅The soldier fought on the battlefield.
💡the correct preposition is 'on', not 'in'.
❌He is a soldier of the army.
✅He is a soldier in the army.
💡'in' is the standard preposition for which army one belongs to.

2. a thin rectangular piece of toasted bread that is cut long and narrow so it can

2.名詞B1
釋義

麵包條；蛋條

蘸水煮蛋黃的長條烤吐司

a thin rectangular piece of toasted bread that is cut long and narrow so it can be dipped into the soft centre of a cooked egg with a runny yolk

例句

Gita cut the toast into thin soldiers to dip into her soft-boiled egg.

Gita 把吐司切成細長的麵包條，用來蘸她的半熟水煮蛋。

cut into soldiers

The children laughed as they dipped their egg soldiers into the runny golden yolk.

孩子們笑著把蛋條浸入流動的黃金蛋黃裡。

同義詞
  • toast strip

    descriptive term without the playful 'soldier' name; neutral register

文法句型

soldier(s) of/from toast

cut into soldiers

用法筆記

Exclusively British English usage in the context of breakfast. The term is almost always plural (soldiers) when referring to the bread strips. Not used for other dipping scenarios.

常見錯誤

❌I made some soldiers for my soup.
✅I made some soldiers for my boiled egg.
💡soldiers are specifically for dipping into boiled eggs, not other foods.

3. an ant or termite that belongs to a group whose members have oversized heads fit

3.名詞C1
釋義

兵蟻；兵白蟻

頭大顎強、負責保衛蟻巢的螞蟻或白蟻

an ant or termite that belongs to a group whose members have oversized heads fitted with strong biting mouthparts, and whose role is to guard the colony from danger

例句

A soldier ant uses its powerful jaws to block the narrow entrance of the nest.

兵蟻用牠們強而有力的下顎封住蟻巢狹窄的入口。

soldier ant uses jaws to block entrance

Unlike worker ants, soldier ants have much larger heads and stronger mandibles.

與工蟻不同，兵蟻的頭部大得多，下顎也更強壯。

同義詞
  • major worker

    alternative scientific term; some researchers avoid 'soldier' for ants and use this instead

反義詞
  • worker

    a colony member that gathers food and builds rather than fights

文法句型

soldier + ant/termite

soldier caste

用法筆記

Common in biology and entomology texts. The term distinguishes this caste from workers (which forage and build) and reproductives (which breed). Not used for all ant species — some colonies lack a distinct soldier caste.

soldier — 動詞