Padron ng paggamit:
a conscript; [number] conscripts
The army sent thousands of young conscripts to the border.
A hadsereg több ezer fiatal sorkatonát küldött a határra.
Many conscripts serve for only a year before returning to civilian life.
Sok sorkatona csak egy évig szolgál, mielőtt visszatér a civil életbe.
The report said that poorly trained conscripts had been deployed with little equipment.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
He was a conscript, not a volunteer.
Ő sorkatona volt, nem önkéntes.
The country has many young conscripts in the army.
Az ország hadseregében sok fiatal sorkatona szolgál.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Do not confuse a conscript with any recruit; recruits may be volunteers, but conscripts are forced or legally required to serve.
Kahulugan
forced military recruit
Mga kolokasyon
young conscripts
|army conscripts
|military conscripts
|new conscripts
|raw conscripts
|reluctant conscripts
|train conscripts
|send conscripts
|conscript soldiers
Mga kasingkahulugan
draftee (Especially common in American English; emphasizes being drafted into military service.)
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recruit (Broader term; a recruit may be a volunteer or a conscript.)
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military recruit (More general and descriptive.)
Mga kasalungat
volunteer (A person who joins by choice.)
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professional soldier (A career soldier rather than someone serving under compulsory service.)
Mga tema
military
|government
|law
Depinisyon
Someone who must join the army or another armed service because the law says so.
A person who is required by law to serve in the armed forces.
Padron ng paggamit:
conscript [someone] into [the army/the armed forces]; be conscripted
He was conscripted into the army at the age of nineteen.
Tizenkilenc éves korában besorozták a hadseregbe.
The government began conscripting men as the war expanded.
A kormány, ahogy a háború kiszélesedett, elkezdte besorozni a férfiakat.
Thousands of civilians were forcibly conscripted during the conflict.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
My grandfather was conscripted during the war.
A nagyapámat besorozták a háború alatt.
The state can conscript people for military service.
Az állam katonai szolgálatra besorozhat embereket.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In American English, draft is more common for this meaning; conscript is often used in international, historical, or formal contexts.
Kahulugan
force into military service
Mga kolokasyon
conscript young men
|conscript civilians
|be conscripted into the army
|be conscripted for military service
|forcibly conscripted
|eligible to be conscripted
|conscript soldiers
|conscript troops
Mga kasingkahulugan
draft (Especially American English; common for an official military call-up.)
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call up (Means officially order someone to report for service; often used in military contexts.)
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press-gang (More historical or informal; suggests force or coercion.)
Mga kasalungat
exempt (To officially free someone from compulsory service.)
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release (To let someone leave service or duty.)
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demobilize (To release troops from military service after a conflict or operation.)
Mga tema
military
|government
|law
Depinisyon
To make someone join the army or another armed service because the law requires it.
To require someone by law to serve in the armed forces.
Padron ng paggamit:
conscript [someone] to do [something]; conscript [someone/something] into [a task/use/service]; conscript [something] as [something]
I was conscripted to help serve drinks at the party.
Befogtak, hogy segítsek italt felszolgálni a bulin.
The campaign conscripted local celebrities as spokespeople.
A kampány helyi hírességeket fogott be szóvivőnek.
When the office flooded, we conscripted the conference room as a temporary workspace.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
She conscripted her brother to carry the boxes.
Befogta a testvérét, hogy cipelje a dobozokat.
We conscripted the kitchen table as a desk.
A konyhaasztalt íróasztalnak fogtuk be.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Do not use conscript for ordinary hiring or inviting; it suggests pressure, obligation, or a lack of choice.
Kahulugan
force into a task
Mga kolokasyon
be conscripted to help
|conscript volunteers
|conscript staff
|conscript friends and family
|conscripted into service
|conscripted as a helper
|conscript an old room as an office
|conscript local leaders
Mga kasingkahulugan
recruit (Less forceful; may suggest willing participation.)
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press (Emphasizes pressure or urgency.)
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dragoon (More formal or literary; strongly suggests forcing someone to do something.)
Mga kasalungat
spare (To avoid making someone do the task.)
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exclude (To leave someone or something out of an activity.)
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release (To free someone from an obligation or task.)
Mga tema
work
|social_life
|figurative_language
Depinisyon
To make someone help with something, or to use something for a job, often because you have no better choice.
To make someone take part in an activity or do a job, usually without giving them much choice; also, to use something for a purpose it was not originally intended for.
Padron ng paggamit:
conscript [soldiers/army/labor]
The country still relies on a large conscript army.
Az ország továbbra is egy nagy sorozott hadseregre támaszkodik.
Conscript soldiers usually serve for a fixed period before returning home.
A sorozott katonák általában meghatározott ideig szolgálnak, mielőtt hazatérnek.
The reforms reduced the size of the conscript force.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
They have a conscript army.
Sorozott hadseregük van.
Conscript soldiers do not choose to join.
A sorozott katonák nem önként vonulnak be.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
The adjective conscript is mainly used before a noun. After be, conscripted is usually more natural: They were conscripted, not usually They were conscript.
Kahulugan
serving by compulsion
Mga kolokasyon
conscript soldiers
|conscript troops
|conscript army
|conscript force
|conscript labor
|conscript service
Mga kasingkahulugan
conscripted (More common as a participle or adjective after be, as in soldiers were conscripted.)
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drafted (Especially American English; often used of people called into military service.)
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compulsory (Describes the service or system rather than the individual person.)
Mga kasalungat
voluntary (Done or joined by choice.)
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volunteer (Used before nouns such as army or force to mean made up of volunteers.)
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professional (Describes career military forces rather than compulsory-service forces.)
Mga tema
military
|government
|law
Depinisyon
Used before a noun to describe soldiers or workers who have been forced or legally required to serve.
Required to serve, especially in the armed forces, rather than serving voluntarily; made up of people required to serve.