"yardbird" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 新兵（军事俚语）- 鸡（俚语）

Definition

一个俚语，最初指刚入伍、缺乏经验的新兵，尤其在美军。也偶尔作为“鸡”的非正式说法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

"yardbird" 在军事俚语中大多属于历史用法，日常不常用。有时在美国南部俚语里幽默地指鸡。不要与著名的爵士乐队 The Yardbirds 混淆。

Examples

The new yardbird struggled with his uniform.

新的**新兵**穿制服很吃力。

For dinner, we had fried yardbird.

晚餐我们吃了炸**鸡**。

The sergeant called all the yardbirds for training.

中士叫所有**新兵**来训练。

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

当年我只是个刚入伍的**新兵**，什么都在学。

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

他是个南方厨师——没人做得了他的**炸鸡**！

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

老兵们还会在基地取笑这些**新兵**。