"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**。