soldier

A2 noun

Các nghĩa

người lính · bộ đội · binh sĩ

A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.

countable

My friends and I saw a soldier questioning a man holding a bag with a gun in his pocket.
lính trơn

An enlisted member of a military service, as distinguished from a commissioned officer.

countable · formal

She saw a soldier while collecting her baggage at the airport.
lính gác

A guardsman.
chiến sĩ Cứu Thế Quân

A member of the Salvation Army.
lính đánh thuê cấp thấp

A low-ranking gangster or member of a gang, especially the mafia, who engages in physical conflict.
bánh mì lính

A piece of buttered bread (or toast), cut into a long thin strip for dipping into a soft-boiled egg.

australia · ireland · new-zealand · uk

Beside his egg was a plate of buttered toast, already cut up into soldiers.
cậu bé ngoan

A term of approbation for a young boy.
chiến binh

Someone who fights or toils well.

countable · figuratively

[L]et 'em know how important it is to have Runyon Avenue soldiers up in our corners; their loyalty to us is worth more than any award is.