sapper
英 ['sæpə]
美
- n. 工兵；坑道工兵；挖掘器
- n. (Sapper)人名；(英)萨珀；(德)扎佩尔
sapper 工兵，工程兵来自 sap,挖地道，挖战壕，-er,人。即地道兵，引申词义工兵，工程兵。
- sapper (n.)
- 1620s, in a military context, "soldier employed in building fortifications," agent noun from sap (v.1).
- 1. Suddenly we saw lots of specks running off Sapper Hill.
- 突然我们看到许多小黑点,从萨珀山跑走了.
来自辞典例句
- 2. Making sure that there was nobody about, the sapper touched off the explosive.
- 确信周围无人了, 工兵才把炸药点着.
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