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poilu

/pwah-loo; French pwa-ly/US // ˈpwɑ lu; French pwaˈlü //UK // (ˈpwɑːluː, French pwaly) //

坡路,诗歌,泊来品,诗词

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural poi·lus [pwah-looz; French pwa-ly]. /ˈpwɑ luz; French pwaˈlü/.

    • : a French common soldier.

Examples

  • The captain in charge called my attention to a French poilu.

  • Entering the Judgment Hall, the Poilu is bewildered by its austerity and splendour.

  • He was a little poilu, hardly more than a boy, who had been left behind, too wounded to carry away.

  • The gravel cried out; a shadow fell between us, and a poilu stood at attention.

  • Pre Glorieux,—he drew out his pocketbook and handed it to the poilu,—you will find here the address of my mother.