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pionern.
1. pioneer.i.e. soldier who preceded the main armyto clear the way with spade or pickaxe: militarytrench-digger,digger of the mines 开路的工兵，挖战壕的工兵，坑道工兵。
△Ham.1.5.162:“Well said,old mole,canst work i' th'(i.e.in the) earth so fast? / A worthy pioner!”说得好，老田鼠！ 你钻地能这么快呀？真是一个好工兵！ (又译：好一个开路先锋！)
△H.V.3.2.95(86):“How now. Captain Macmorris,have quit(i.e.left)the mines? Have the pioners given o’er?” i.e.Havethe diggers of the mines stopped working?怎么，麦克摩里斯上尉，你离开地道了？ 工兵们不干了吗？
2. military trench-digger(then considered the lowestrank of soldier. primarily used for manual labour. notfighting)工兵(当时被认为最下等的士兵，主要用于体力劳动，而不作战)。
△Oth. 3. 3. 346 (345):“I had been happy,ifthe general camp,/ Pioners and all,had tasted hersweet body. / So I had nothing known.”哪怕全营的兵士，包括工兵什么的，都品尝过她的玉体，只要我一点也不知道，我还是照样快乐。 |