"yardbird" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 新兵（軍事俚語）- 雞（俚語）

Definition

一個俚語，最初指剛入伍、缺乏經驗的新兵，尤其在美軍。有時也作為「雞」的非正式說法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「yardbird」在軍事俚語中多帶有歷史色彩，平常不常用。有時在美國南方俚語幽默指雞。別和著名搖滾樂團 The Yardbirds 混淆。

Examples

The new yardbird struggled with his uniform.

新的**新兵**穿制服很喫力。

For dinner, we had fried yardbird.

晚餐我們喫了炸**雞**。

The sergeant called all the yardbirds for training.

中士叫所有**新兵**來訓練。

Back in the day, I was just a yardbird learning the ropes.

當年我只是個剛入伍的**新兵**，什麼都在學。

He's a real Southern cook—nobody makes yardbird like he does!

他是個南方廚師——沒有人做得了他的**炸雞**！

The old-timers still tease the yardbirds at the base.

老兵們還會在基地取笑這些**新兵**。