conscript
/kənˈskrɪpt/
v. / n.
一句话记住
征召;征(兵);应征入伍者;新兵
释义与例句
v.
征召;征(兵)
to order someone to join the armed forces
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During the war, young men were conscripted into the army.
战争期间,年轻人被征召入伍。
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The government conscripted every man over eighteen.
政府征召了所有十八岁以上的男子。
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He was conscripted at nineteen and served for three years.
他十九岁被征入伍,服役三年。
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Rebel forces conscripted villagers to defend the town.
叛军强征村民保卫该镇。
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In some countries, women can also be conscripted in wartime.
在一些国家,战时女性也可能被征召。
n.
应征入伍者;新兵
a person who has been ordered to join the armed forces
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The camp was full of young conscripts from the countryside.
营地里挤满了来自农村的年轻新兵。
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Conscripts received only six weeks of training before being sent to the front.
应征入伍者只接受了六周训练就被送往前线。
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The general preferred professional soldiers to conscripts.
这位将军更看重职业军人,而不是新兵。
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Many conscripts wrote letters home complaining about the food.
许多新兵写信回家抱怨伙食。
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A group of conscripts was waiting at the station for the train north.
一群应征入伍者在车站等着北上的火车。
词源与构词
拉丁语 conscribere:con-(共同)+ scribere(写),把名字一起写进名册,就是“登记入伍、征兵”。
con-
前缀 · together,共同
scrib
词根 · to write,写
记忆钩子
con(共同)+ script(写):名字一起写进兵役名册,就是被征兵。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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ascribe 把……归因于;把……归咎于Scientists ascribe the rise in temperature to human activity. 科学家把气温上升归因于人类活动。
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describe 描述;形容Can you describe the man you saw? 你能描述一下你看到的那个人吗?
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inscription 铭文;碑文(刻在石头、金属等上的文字)The inscription on the stone dates back to the twelfth century. 石头上的铭文可追溯到十二世纪。
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manuscript 手稿;原稿The library keeps an ancient manuscript. 这家图书馆收藏着一份古代手稿。
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prescribe 开(药方);开处方The doctor prescribed some painkillers. 医生开了一些止痛药。
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scribble 匆匆地写;潦草地写She scribbled a note and left it on the table. 她匆匆写了一张便条放在桌上。
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script 剧本;脚本She wrote the script for the film. 她写了这部电影的剧本。
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scripture 宗教经典;圣典For centuries, scripture was the only book in many homes. 几个世纪以来,宗教经典是许多家庭里唯一的书。
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subscribe 订阅;订购I subscribe to two weekly magazines. 我订阅了两本周刊。
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transcript 成绩单He sent his transcript to the university. 他把成绩单寄给了那所大学。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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conscription 征兵;兵役制度conscript + -ion,指征兵这一制度或行为
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conscripted 被征召的conscript + -ed,过去分词作形容词
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conscriptive 征兵性质的conscript + -ive,构成形容词
同义词
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draft 征召;征兵draft 是美式说法,可作动词和名词;conscript 更正式,英式英语常用。The country drafted thousands of men during the crisis. 危机期间,该国征召了数千名男子。
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enlist 参军;应募enlist 指本人自愿参军;conscript 是被政府强制征召,并非自愿。He enlisted in the navy at the age of twenty. 他二十岁时参加了海军。
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recruit 招募;招收recruit 指主动招募新人,可用于军队或企业;conscript 带强制色彩。The company is recruiting engineers for its new plant. 公司正在为新工厂招聘工程师。
反义词
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volunteer 志愿兵;自愿参军者The army relies on volunteers, not conscripts. 军队依靠的是志愿兵,而不是应征入伍者。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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conscription 征兵;兵役制度conscription 是名词,指征兵制度;conscript 作动词是「征召」,作名词指「被征者」,词性不同。Conscription was abolished after the war. 战后废除了征兵制。
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inscription 铭文;题词inscription 是 in-(在上)+ script(写),刻在碑面上的文字;conscript 的 con- 是「共同」,把名字一并写入兵役名册。The inscription on the gate records the year it was built. 门上的铭文记载了它的建造年份。
常见搭配
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be conscripted into the army 被征召入伍Many farmers were conscripted into the army that spring. 那年春天,许多农民被征召入伍。
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conscript young men 征召年轻人The regime conscripted young men as soon as they turned eighteen. 该政权在年轻人满十八岁时就将其征召入伍。
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conscript labour 强征劳工Thousands of civilians were used as conscript labour. 数千名平民被强征为劳工。