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单词 paratrooper
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paratrooper
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpærˌtruː.pər/us
/ˈperˌtruː.pɚ/
(UKinformalpara)
asoldiertrainedto bedroppedfrom anaircraftwith aparachute:
伞兵；空降兵
Paratroopers weredroppedbehindenemylinestocapturekeypointson theroadsinto thecity.伞兵被空降到敌后，以占领进城道路上的关键位置。
Three US paratroopers werekilled.三名美国伞兵丧生。
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  • He was among paratrooperslandingbehindGermanlines.
  • He was aformerparatrooper with the 101st Airborne.
  • Three British paratroopers wereinvolvedin therescue.
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(Definition ofparatrooperfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

paratrooper| American Dictionary

paratrooper
noun[C]
us
/ˈpær·əˌtru·pər/
asoldierwho istrainedto bedroppedfrom anaircraftwith aparachute:
Frenchparatroopersheldwargameslastweek.
(Definition ofparatrooperfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is breaking the rules to use paratroopers as infantry or to use the artillery as infantry.
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Experience in the second world war with the paratroopers showed that they were left out on a limb.
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They have caused those ex-paratroopers to be scared for weeks about the consequences of their names and details being given to the inquiry.
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They were to do with what they claimed was harassment by the paratroopers and things of that kind.
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None the less, freighters able to carry equipment as well as paratroopers over long ranges will be required and so will tactical freighters.
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I make that point as much for paratroopers as for anyone else.
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That means that paratroopers are not the best group to use in what is essentially a peacekeeping role.
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Earlier in our discussions, reference was made to paratroopers training here.
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Very few women want to become paratroopers, although some do.
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It was not an entirely innocent operation carried out by the paratroopers that night.
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Our country should suggest to the mind of a potentialparatrooperthe back of a hedgehog rather than the paunch of a rabbit.
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I see visions not only of sailors in motorboats but of commandos and paratroopers if this sort of comparison goes on.
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Aparatrooperthought he recognised a face he had seen on a previous tour of duty.
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If those forces are unable to quell a revolt, in heaven's name what chance have our 2,000 paratroopers got to deal with the situation?
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There remains the possibility of airborne attack or diversionary raids of paratroopers from relatively slow-flying transport aircraft.
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