civilians

英 [səˈvɪljənz]

美 [səˈvɪljənz]

n.  平民; 老百姓; 庶民
civilian的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 平民;老百姓
  In a military situation, acivilianis anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
  1. The safety of civilians caught up in the fighting must be guaranteed.
     必须保证陷入战斗中的平民的人身安全。
• ADJ 民用的;平民的;非军用的
  In a military situation,civilianis used to describe people or things that are not military.
  1. ...the country's civilian population.
     该国的平民人口
  2. ...civilian casualties.
     平民伤亡
  3. ...a soldier in civilian clothes.
     穿便装的士兵

双语例句

• Armed groups use their power to tyrannise over civilians.
  武装组织用武力欺压平民。
• War has made life almost unbearable for the civilians remaining in the capital
  对留在首都的平民来说，战争已使生活变得几乎不堪忍受。
• The safety of civilians caught up in the fighting must be guaranteed.
  必须保证陷入战斗中的平民的人身安全。
• Air bombardment raised criticism on the humanitarian grounds that innocent civilians might suffer.
  空袭遭到了批评，因为从人道主义的立场来看，无辜的平民可能会受到伤害。
• As in other wars, there have been journalists killed along with soldiers and civilians in Iraq.
  与其他的战争相同，在伊拉克战争中的新闻记者与士兵和平民一样，也会有伤亡。
• Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood.
  我们的军队反应过度了，因为他们的压力（太大了），他们冷血地杀害了无辜的平民。
• Civilians had broken into the building, apparently in the belief that it contained food.
  平民百姓闯进了大楼，显然他们误以为里面有食物。
• They are utterly devoid of conscience, they even humiliated these defenseless civilians.
  欺辱这些手无寸铁的平民，这些人真是丧尽天良。
• Thirteen unarmed civilians died in that attack.
  13名手无寸铁的平民在那场袭击中丧生。
• These people kill and maim innocent civilians.
  这些人杀死和残害无辜平民。