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
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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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