trooper

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
  2. A cavalry horse; a charger.
  3. A soldier.
  4. A troopship. UK
    — She was built by William Denny & Bros. Ltd., and launched in 1939, but went immediately on active service as a trooper.
  5. Ellipsis of state trooper. US,abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
  6. A mounted policeman. Australia
  7. Misspelling of trouper (“one who stoically endures adversity”) . alt-of,colloquial,figuratively,misspelling
    — He was a real trooper about taking care of the kids for the weekend.
动词 v.
  1. To work as a trooper.
    — Maybe I should quit troopering and hire on with Global Harvest.
  2. To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.
    — Carrie handed out tools, helped hold a measuring tape, and troopered on where she could,

词形变化

troopers plural troopers present,singular,third-person troopering participle,present troopered participle,past troopered past

词汇关系

衍生词
curse like a trooper cybertrooper grouper trooper moss-trooper paratrooper smoke like a trooper stormtrooper storm trooper swear like a trooper Troopergate trooper hat
相关词
trouper
并列词
cavalryman cuirassier dragoon hussar lancer uhlan yeoman

词源

词源 1
From troop + -er, from French troupe. The sense of “one who endures adversity” comes from trouper (“member of an acting troupe”) but through assimilation with the sense of “soldier” has come to be usually spelled “trooper”.
词源 2
From troop + -er, from French troupe. The sense of “one who endures adversity” comes from trouper (“member of an acting troupe”) but through assimilation with the sense of “soldier” has come to be usually spelled “trooper”.
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