yardbird

• 名词，指被分配干粗活的军队新兵，也指正在监狱服刑的人。

A noun referring to a military recruit assigned to menial tasks or a person serving a prison sentence.

1. Military recruitC1informalamerican

   A new soldier who is given low-level, often unpleasant duties as part of their training or punishment.

   新兵

   • The sergeant made the yardbird clean the latrines.
   • As a yardbird, he spent most of his time peeling potatoes.
   • The yardbirds were assigned to pick up trash around the base.

   同义词bootgreenhornpleberecruitrookietrainee

2. Prison inmateC1informalamerican

   A person who is incarcerated and serving a sentence in a jail or prison.

   囚犯

   • The yardbird spent his days in the prison yard.
   • He was just another yardbird doing time for a minor offense.
   • The old yardbird knew all the guards by name.

   同义词conconvictfeloninmatejailbirdprisoner