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sapper

/sap-er/US // ˈsæp ər //UK // (ˈsæpə) //

工兵,工匠,工贼,勤务兵

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.

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Examples

  • But the stage was set again; the curtain had risen; the watcher on Sapper's Hill had heralded the last act.

  • Although rainfall data are not available for Chinaj and Toocog, there are records for nearby stations (Sapper, 1932).

  • He was a self-educated-man; he had formerly been a sapper and he was one of the best and handiest working engineers alive.

  • "Captain wants to speak to you, sir," came the voice of the sapper from under the tarpaulin.

  • Down dives the sapper, and presently his face reappears, with "Headquarters to speak to you, sir."