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warrior

noun
 
🔊/ˈwɒriə(r)/
🔊/ˈwɔːriər/
(formal)
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  1.  
    (especially in the past) a person who fights in a battle or war（尤指旧时的）武士，勇士，斗士
    • a warrior nation (= whose people are skilled in fighting)善战的民族
    • a Zulu warrior祖鲁人的勇士
    Extra Examples
    • He saved his fellow warrior.他救了自己的战友。
    • He views himself as a holy warrior.他把自己看作圣斗士。
    • the armchair warriors at the Department of Defense国防部里纸上谈兵的“战士”
    • the graves of the fallen warriors阵亡勇士的坟墓
    • the last of the ancient warriors最后一个古代勇士
    • A Viking warrior would be buried with his weapons: usually his sword, spear, shield and battleaxe.维京勇士死后都是与他使用过的武器一起埋葬：通常是剑、矛、盾和战斧。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fearless
    • fierce
    • formidable
    • …
    … of warriors
    • band
    warrior + verb
    • fight
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  2. (in compounds构成复合词) (often disapproving) a person who leads or takes part in a campaign for a political or social cause, especially in an aggressive way that other people think is bad
    • These social justice warriors want to apply their politically correct standards and rules to others' speech.这些社会正义战士希望将自己在政治上正确的标准和规则应用于他人的讲话。
    see also class warrior, culture warrior, eco-warrior, keyboard warrior, road warrior, urban warrior, weekend warrior
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French werreior, variant of Old French guerreior, from guerreier ‘make war’, from guerre ‘war’.