n.[C]

1. （陸軍）兵，士兵
   How long has your brother been a soldier?

   你兄弟當了多長時間的兵了？

2. 軍人；軍事家
3. （為事業或主義而奮鬥的）戰士，鬥士
   Henry is a soldier in the civil-rights movement.

   亨利是民權運動的鬥士。

4. 【昆】兵蟻
5. 逃避工作者；懶漢
6. 【口】一片烤麵包
7. 黑手黨組織最低階層分子；犯罪組織頭目的親信

vi.

1. 當兵，服兵役
2. 堅持幹[（+on）]
   The relief workers kept soldiering on.

   救援人員不屈不撓地繼續工作。

3. 【口】磨洋工
   He was taken to task for soldiering on the job.

   他因磨洋工而受到斥責。

4. 假稱害病

n.

1. a person who serves in an army.
   ▸ (also common soldier or private soldier) a private in an army.
2. Entomology  a wingless caste of ant or termite with a large modified head and jaws, involved chiefly in defence.
3. Brit. informal a strip of bread or toast, dipped into a soft-boiled egg.
4. an upright brick, timber, or other building element.

v.

1. serve as a soldier.
2. (soldier on) informal persevere.