active service
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌactive ˈservice (also active duty) noun [uncountable] the work that soldiers do in a war 兵役 Powell was declared unfit for active service. 鲍威尔被宣布不适合服役。on active service/duty More than 20,000 women are on active duty. 两万多名女性在服现役。
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active service• Three times during that year, Cottle was called before medical boards to assess his fitness for active service.• In 1914 Powell was declared unfit for active service, but joined the Admiralty in 1916.• It was rather like being in the army on active service.• They had two sons, one of whom died on active service in 1944, and one daughter.• In his early years John the younger saw active service abroad.• How often, when and where women-only units would see active service is anybody's guess.on active service/duty• It was rather like being in the army on active service.• We accepted this as just one of the hazards of being on active service.• They had two sons, one of whom died on active service in 1944, and one daughter.ˌactive ˈservice nounChineseSyllable
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active service
ˌactive ˈservice
(also ˌactive ˈduty) noun [uncountable]
the work that soldiers do in a war:
Powell was declared unfit for active service.
on active service/duty
More than 20,000 women are on active duty.
ˌactive ˈservice
(also ˌactive ˈduty) noun [uncountable]the work that soldiers do in a war:
on active service/duty