"shavetail" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 新兵（军队用语）

Definition

“Shavetail” 是一个军事俚语，指新兵或没有经验的士兵，尤其是年轻军官或刚入伍的人。历史上也可指未经过训练的驮畜。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Shavetail” 为美国军队口语，专指刚入伍的新兵或年轻军官；很少在日常生活或非军事场合使用。不要用来形容非军人的新人。

Examples

The new shavetail struggled to understand the orders.

这个新**新兵**很难理解指令。

Every unit gets a few shavetails each year.

每个部队每年会来几个**新兵**。

As a shavetail, he listened carefully to his sergeant.

作为**新兵**，他认真听士官的话。

The platoon liked to tease the shavetail with harmless pranks.

排里的士兵喜欢用无伤大雅的恶作剧捉弄**新兵**。

After a few months, the shavetail started acting like a veteran.

几个月后，这个**新兵**开始表现得像个老兵。

Don’t judge the shavetail too quickly—everyone was new at some point.

别太早评判**新兵**，每个人都曾是新手。