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doughboy

/doh-boi/US // ˈdoʊˌbɔɪ //UK // (ˈdəʊˌbɔɪ) //

面团男孩,面包客,面团小子,面团男

Related Words

infantrymen步兵,步兵们,步行者doughboys面包客,面包师,面包客们,面包工grunts咕哝声,咕噜声,哼哼唧唧,呼噜声shock troops冲击部队,休克部队,冲击队,冲击军dogfaces狗脸,狗面,狗脸人,狗脸书serviceperson服务人员,服务员,服务者,服务业者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Informal. an American infantryman, especially in World War I.
    • : a rounded mass of dough, boiled or steamed as a dumpling or deep-fried and served as a hot bread.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ininfantry
Synonyms
infantrymen步兵,步兵们,步行者doughboys面包客,面包师,面包客们,面包工dogfaces狗脸,狗面,狗脸人,狗脸书shock troops冲击部队,休克部队,冲击队,冲击军
as inGI
Synonyms
gi joe吉乔,姬乔,纪乔,吉兆业army personnel军队人员,陆军人员,军事人员,军队人士enlisted person入伍者,入伍人员,入伍人士,入伍军人serviceperson服务人员,服务员,服务者,服务业者

Examples

  • He came on the little stage, first as a swaggering general, then as an admiral, last as a real doughboy of the United States Army.

  • Many of them were singing the national anthem of the doughboy, Hail!

  • He had gone a few yards when a doughboy jumped up out of a listening post and began to signal to him.

  • Six weeks ago I couldn't tell a doughboy officer from a cavalryman by the stripe down his legs.

  • Frequently I have seen the doughboy in Paris as well as in the other cities and towns and in our military camps in France.

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