"shavetail" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 新兵（軍隊用語）

Definition

“Shavetail” 是一個軍事俚語，指新兵或沒有經驗的士兵，特別是年輕軍官或新兵。歷史上也可指未經訓練的馱畜。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Shavetail” 為美國軍隊俚語，專指剛入伍的新兵或年輕軍官；很少在日常生活或非軍事場合使用。不適合用於形容非軍事新手。

Examples

The new shavetail struggled to understand the orders.

這個新**新兵**很難理解命令。

Every unit gets a few shavetails each year.

每個部隊每年都會來幾個**新兵**。

As a shavetail, he listened carefully to his sergeant.

作為**新兵**，他認真聽士官的話。

The platoon liked to tease the shavetail with harmless pranks.

排裡的士兵喜歡用無傷大雅的惡作劇捉弄**新兵**。

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

幾個月後，這個**新兵**開始表現得像個老兵。

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

別太早評判**新兵**，每個人都曾是新手。