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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- civilian
[sɪ'vɪlɪən]
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1.
noun
[c]
平民
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2.
adjective
[+population]
[ casualties]
[ life]
平民的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- civilian
[sɪˈvɪljən]
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1.
adjective
平民的，百姓的
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The vehicles were fired upon by two men in civilian clothes.
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两个身穿便服的男人朝车辆开了枪。
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2.
n.[c]
平民，百姓
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Civilians were evacuated from the area by helicopter.
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用直升飞机把平民们都从那个地区撤离了。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- civilian
[sɪ'vɪljən]
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n
a person whose primary occupation is civil or nonmilitary
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2.
n
(as modifier)
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civilian life
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n
[Etymology]
C14 (originally: a practitioner of civil law): from civile (from the Latin phrase jus civile civil law) + -ian
Examples
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The vehicles were fired upon by two men in civilian clothes.
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两个身穿便服的男人朝车辆开了枪。
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Civilian deaths would rapidly mount into the tens of thousands.
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平民死亡人数会很快上升至几万人。
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The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages.
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叛乱分子威胁要扣押平民为人质。
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军民联防
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army-civilian joint defence
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转业军人
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armyman transferred to civilian work
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军民
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the army and the people; soldiers and civilians; military and civilian
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文职
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civilian post
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他是个民警，时常挂怀着自己辖区的孤寡老人。
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As a civilian policeman, he always thinks about the old people with no family that live in his district.
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