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conscript
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- [kən'skrɪpt]['kɑnskrɪpt]
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- [kən'skrɪpt]['kɔnskrɪpt]
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Derivatives :
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conscription
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- conscript
[kən'skrɪpt]
[kən'skrɪpt]
['kɑnskrɪpt]
['kɔnskrɪpt]
['kɑnskrɪpt]
['kɔnskrɪpt]
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1.
vt.
[American English]
征募,征兵,征召…服役
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2.
vt.
[American English]
强征(劳力、资本等)为政府所用,征用,抽壮丁
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adjective
应征入伍的
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4.
noun
应征入伍者
Collins English-English Dictionary
- conscript
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a person who is enrolled for compulsory military service
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(as modifier)
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a conscript army
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vt.
[tr]
to enrol (youths, civilians, etc) for compulsory military service
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vt.
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere to write together in a list, enrol, from scribere to write
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