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non-combatant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌnon-ˈcombatant / $ ˌ..ˈ../ noun [countable]  1. PMsomeone who is in the army, navy etc during a war but who does not actually fight, for example an army doctor 〔军队中的〕非战斗人员〔如军医〕2. someone who is not in the army, navy etc during a war 〔战争时期的〕平民 SYN civiliannon-combatant adjective non-combatant military advisers 非作战军事顾问
Examples from the Corpus
non-combatantFor the non-combatant was not to be merely the quiet underwriter of his country's military undertakings.The holy warriors don't notice the non-combatant.
ˌnon-ˈcombatant nounChineseSyllable
is in the who army, Corpus etc someone during navy


non-combatant
ˌnon-ˈcombatant / $ ˌ..ˈ../ noun [countable]
1. someone who is in the army, navy etc during a war but who does not actually fight, for example an army doctor
2. someone who is not in the army, navy etc during a war
   SYN  civilian
—non-combatant adjective:
    non-combatant military advisers


non-combat·antBrE /ˌnɒn ˈkɒmbətənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɑːn kəmˈbætnt/ 🔊 nouna member of the armed forces who does not actually fight in a war, for example an army doctor (军队中的)非战斗人员in a war, a person who is not a member of the armed forces (战争时期的)平民,非军事人员 SYN civilian   compare combatant


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